cara o ceca

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “face or mint”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkaɾa o ˈθeka/ [ˌka.ɾa o ˈθe.ka] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /ˌkaɾa o ˈseka/ [ˌka.ɾa o ˈse.ka] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: ca‧ra o ce‧ca

Phrase

cara o ceca

  1. (Argentina, idiomatic) heads or tails
    Synonyms: (Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay) cara o cruz, (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela) cara o sello

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