espinapez

From espina (“back”) +‎ pez (“fish”).

• IPA^(key): /esˌpinaˈpeθ/ [esˌpi.naˈpeθ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /esˌpinaˈpes/ [esˌpi.naˈpes] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eθ (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -es (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: es‧pi‧na‧pez

espinapez m (plural espinapeces)

1. herringbone
2. difficulty, obstacle, challenge

• “espinapez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025