el despiste in English

slip, absent-minded moment noun Spain

Number 3,254 of the 5,000 most used words in everyday Spanish.

Example

Perdona, ha sido un despiste.

Sorry, it was a slip.

In Latin America

At this place in the list: la rosca (Three Kings ring cake).

Before: la niebla · Next: el tejado

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