tropeço

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from tropeçar.

Alternative forms

• tropêço (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾuˈpe.su/, /tɾoˈpe.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾuˈpe.su/, /tɾoˈpe.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾoˈpe.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾuˈpe.su/

• Hyphenation: tro‧pe‧ço

Noun

tropeço m (plural tropeços)

1. A stumble, trip, or substantial misstep.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾuˈpɛ.su/, /tɾoˈpɛ.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾuˈpɛ.su/, /tɾoˈpɛ.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾoˈpɛ.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾuˈpɛ.su/

• Hyphenation: tro‧pe‧ço

Verb

tropeço

1. first-person singular present indicative of tropeçar