a punta pala

Asturian

Adverb

a punta pala

  1. in spades; heaps
    • 1987, Luis Díez Tejón, Esta tierra en que nacimos:
      -¡Yá! Pues trai nel periódicu que los que garren meyor la enfermedá son los neños y tán cayendo a punta pala
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Spanish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a ˌpunta ˈpala/ [a ˌpũn̪.t̪a ˈpa.la]
  • Syllabification: a pun‧ta pa‧la

Adverb

a punta pala

  1. (Spain, idiomatic, colloquial) in spades, in droves, loads, heaps, a shedload
    Synonyms: a mansalva, a paladas, a patadas, a raudales, a punta de pala
    • 2011, Dan Lungu, El paraíso de las gallinas:
      Anda, Mitu, cuéntanos la de tu suegro, el que tenía parné a punta pala.
      Come on, Mitu, tell us the one about your dad-in-law, the one who's got heaps of cash.
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