trepar

Meaning

1. to clamber, to scramble, to scramble up, to shimmy up (using both hands and feet)
2. to climb over (when meaning climb "over", it's usually over something vertical like a wall)
3. to climb, to climb up, to scale
4. to creep, to climb (e.g. a plant or tree)
5. (figuratively) to climb (the social ladder)

Hyphenated as

tre‧par

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɾeˈpaɾ/

Etymology

Onomatopoeic in origin.