estropicio

/estɾoˈpisjo/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
estropicios

Meaning

  1. mess

    • La fiesta acabó en estropicio.

      The party ended in a mess.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

lío

lío is the everyday, common word for "a mess, mix-up," and can also mean "an affair" figuratively; estropicio implies a mess caused by breakage or damage, havoc.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

bagunça

bagunça is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mess."

Practice

1 What does estropicio mean?

2 Fill the gap: La fiesta acabó en ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches estropicio?

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