a cencerros tapados
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a θenˌθeros taˈpados/ [a θẽn̟ˌθe.ros t̪aˈpa.ð̞os] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /a senˌseros taˈpados/ [a sẽnˌse.ros t̪aˈpa.ð̞os] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: a cen‧ce‧rros ta‧pa‧dos
Adverb
- (idiomatic) in secret; on the hush-hush
- Synonyms: de tapadillo, a hurtadillas, a escondidas
Further reading
- “a cencerros tapados”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024