espinapez

== Spanish == === Etymology === From espina (“back”) +‎ pez (“fish”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˌpinaˈpeθ/ [esˌpi.naˈpeθ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /esˌpinaˈpes/ [esˌpi.naˈpes] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eθ (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -es (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: es‧pi‧na‧pez === Noun === espinapez m (plural espinapeces) herringbone difficulty, obstacle, challenge === Further reading === “espinapez”, 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