tropezar

/tɾopeˈθaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to meet by chance

🪨 tro-PEZ-ar: you trip over a dropped PEZ dispenser

The stressed syllable is PEZ, so link it to tripping over a PEZ candy dispenser on the floor. It also covers meeting someone by chance: tropezar con alguien means to bump into someone you weren't looking for.

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