Spanish Word · Intermediate

trapaza

ruse, trickery, swindle, rogue artifice

Pronunciation: /tɾaˈpaθa/

Meaning

ruse, trickery, swindle, rogue artifice

Example

El no decir verdad será mérito; el embuste y la trapaza, caballería; y la insolencia, donaire.

The not saying truth will be virtuous; the hoax and ruse cavalierism; and the insolence elegance.

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