zancadilla
Spanish, noun/θankaˈdiʝa/
zancadilla is spelled Z-A-N-C-A-D-I-L-L-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 71,694th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zancadilla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “put a leg in a way as to cause someone else to misstep, stumble; trip” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción de cruzar uno su pierna por detrás de la de otro y apretar al mismo tiempo con ella para derribarle”.
What does zancadilla mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineput a leg in a way as to cause someone else to misstep, stumble; trip
- 2
colloquialfeminineruse; trick
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción de cruzar uno su pierna por detrás de la de otro y apretar al mismo tiempo con ella para derribarle. 2. Engaño, trampa o ardid con que se procura dañar o perjudicar a uno. 3. Diminutivo de zancada.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zancadilla
- zancadillas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zancadilla?
- /θankaˈdiʝa/
- [θãŋ.kaˈð̞i.ʝa]
- [sãŋkaˈð̞iʝa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zancadilla
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zancadilla in Spanish?
zancadilla appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).