noun, feminine/ˈtɾaba/plural: trabas
catch (concealed difficulty); obstacle; shackle; hobble (for a horse), hopple; hair clip, barrette, hairslide
“Pero enseguida descubrió que las trabas para contar lo que pasó en el primer epicentro de la pandemia no solo las ponía el Partido Comunista Chino.” — But he immediately found that obstacles to reporting what happened in the first epicentre of the pandemic were not only being imposed by the Chinese Communist Party.
Synonyms: obstáculo, grillete, manea, suelta, atadura, marihuana, cannabis
From Latin trabs (“timber”). Compare English trave (“crossbeam”).