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noun, feminine

trampa

/ˈtɾampa/

noun, feminine/ˈtɾampa/plural: trampas

trap, snare; cheating, cheat (violation of rules to gain an advantage); trapdoor (hinged or sliding door set into a floor)

caer en una trampafall into a trap

Synonyms: cepo, escotillón, escotilla

Borrowed from Middle High German trampen (“to walk heavily”), or from Medieval Latin trappa, from Proto-Germanic *trap-, from Proto-Indo-European *dremb- (“to run”); or possibly ultimately onomatopoeic (compare English trap).