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) setback Synonym: percance (music) contretemps === Further reading === “contratiempo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025