cuando las ranas críen pelo
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “when frogs grow hair”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkwando las ˌranas ˌkɾiem ˈpelo/ [ˌkwãn̪.d̪o laz ˌra.nas ˌkɾi.ẽm ˈpe.lo]
- Syllabification: cuan‧do las ra‧nas crí‧en pe‧lo
Phrase
- (idiomatic) that'll be the day; never; when pigs fly
Further reading
- “cuando las ranas críen pelo”, 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