insuceso

Spanish

Etymology

From in- +‎ suceso (“occurrence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /insuˈθeso/ [ĩn.suˈθe.so]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /insuˈseso/ [ĩn.suˈse.so]
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: in‧su‧ce‧so

Noun

insuceso m (plural insucesos)

1. (slang, chiefly Colombia) an unfortunate occurrence; accident; mishap

Further reading

• “insuceso”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010