a las quinientas

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, at the five hundreds (hours).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a las kiˈnjentas/ [a las kiˈnjẽn̪.t̪as]
  • Syllabification: a las qui‧nien‧tas

Adverb

a las quinientas (colloquial, Mexico, El Salvador)

  1. occasionally; every now and then
  2. very late or tardily

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