trabalenguas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of traba (“to obstruct”) +‎ lenguas (“tongues”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾabaˈlenɡwas/ [t̪ɾa.β̞aˈlẽŋ.ɡwas]

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• Rhymes: -enɡwas
• Syllabification: tra‧ba‧len‧guas

Noun

trabalenguas m (plural trabalenguas)

1. tongue-twister, mouthful

Further reading

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