de Pascuas a Ramos
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “from Easter (Day) til Palm Sunday” (since Palm Sunday occurs before Easter, not after).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de ˌpaskwas a ˈramos/ [d̪e ˌpas.kwas a ˈra.mos]
- Syllabification: de Pas‧cuas a Ra‧mos
Adverb
- (idiomatic) once in a blue moon
- Synonyms: de higos a brevas, de uvas a peras
Further reading
- “de Pascuas a Ramos”, 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