estropear

/estɾopeˈaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to ruin, spoil

🔧 es-TROP-ear: throw a strop and spoil everything

Comes from Italian stroppiare, to cripple or maim. A thing that is estropeado has been ruined, like a car that has broken down or milk that has gone off. Se me estropeó el móvil = my phone broke.

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