torpeza

Spanish

Etymology

From torpe +‎ -eza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /toɾˈpeθしーたa/ [t̪oɾˈpe.θしーたa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /toɾˈpesa/ [t̪oɾˈpe.sa]
• Rhymes: -eθしーたa
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: tor‧pe‧za

Noun

torpeza f (plural torpezas)

1. awkwardness
2. blunder

Further reading

• “torpeza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16