Dios los cría y ellos se juntan

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “God brings them up and they get together”.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˌdjos los ˌkɾia i ˌeʝos se ˈxuntan/ [ˌd̪jos los ˌkɾi.a i ˌe.ʝos se ˈxũn̪.t̪ãn] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ˌdjos los ˌkɾia i ˌeʎos se ˈxuntan/ [ˌd̪jos los ˌkɾi.a i ˌe.ʎos se ˈxũn̪.t̪ãn] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ˌdjos los ˌkɾia i ˌeʃos se ˈxuntan/ [ˌd̪jos los ˌkɾi.a i ˌe.ʃos se ˈxũn̪.t̪ãn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˌdjos los ˌkɾia i ˌeʒos se ˈxuntan/ [ˌd̪jos los ˌkɾi.a i ˌe.ʒos se ˈxũn̪.t̪ãn] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: Dios los crí‧a y e‧llos se jun‧tan

Proverb

Dios los cría y ellos se juntan

  1. (usually derogatory) birds of a feather flock together

See also

  • no con quien naces sino con quien paces
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