contratiempo

Spanish

Etymology

From contra- +‎ tiempo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kontɾaˈtjempo/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾaˈt̪jẽm.po]
• Rhymes: -empo
• Syllabification: con‧tra‧tiem‧po

Noun

contratiempo m (plural contratiempos)

1. setback

   Synonym: percance

2. (music) contretemps

Further reading

• “contratiempo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28