bajo cuerda
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “under rope”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbaxo ˈkweɾda/ [ˌba.xo ˈkweɾ.ð̞a]
- Syllabification: ba‧jo cuer‧da
Adverb
- (idiomatic) underhandedly, under the counter
Further reading
- “bajo cuerda”, 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