trampantojo

Spanish

Etymology

From trampa (“trick”) +‎ ante (“before; in front of”) +‎ ojo (“eye”).

Noun

trampantojo m (plural trampantojos)

1. trick, deceit, sleight of hand

Further reading

• “trampantojo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10