tentempié
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== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
A contraction of tente en pie (“keep yourself standing”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /tentemˈpje/ [t̪ẽn̪.t̪ẽmˈpje]
Rhymes: -e
Syllabification: ten‧tem‧pié
=== Noun ===
tentempié m (plural tentempiés)
snack, refreshment (small portion of food)
Synonyms: piscolabis, refrigerio
entrée
Synonym: aperitivo
roly-poly (toy that rights itself when pushed over)
Synonym: tentetieso
=== Further reading ===
“tentempié”, 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
aperitivo on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es