coyol quebrado, coyol comido

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “grugru palm parted, grugru palm eaten”.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /koˌʝol keˌbɾado | koˌʝol koˈmido/ [koˌʝol keˌβ̞ɾa.ð̞o | koˌʝol koˈmi.ð̞o] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /koˌʃol keˌbɾado | koˌʃol koˈmido/ [koˌʃol keˌβ̞ɾa.ð̞o | koˌʃol koˈmi.ð̞o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /koˌʒol keˌbɾado | koˌʒol koˈmido/ [koˌʒol keˌβ̞ɾa.ð̞o | koˌʒol koˈmi.ð̞o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Audio (Costa Rica):(file)
  • Syllabification: co‧yol que‧bra‧do, co‧yol co‧mi‧do

Phrase

coyol quebrado, coyol comido

  1. (Costa Rica, Nicaragua) a phrase implying living hand-to-mouth
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