como agua de mayo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “like the May water”.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˌkomo ˌaɡwa de ˈmaʝo/ [ˌko.mo ˌa.ɣ̞wa ð̞e ˈma.ʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˌkomo ˌaɡwa de ˈmaʃo/ [ˌko.mo ˌa.ɣ̞wa ð̞e ˈma.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˌkomo ˌaɡwa de ˈmaʒo/ [ˌko.mo ˌa.ɣ̞wa ð̞e ˈma.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: co‧mo a‧gua de ma‧yo

Adverb

como agua de mayo

  1. (simile, idiomatic) in the nick of time

Further reading

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