de carne y hueso

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “of flesh and bone”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de ˌkaɾne i ˈw̝eso/ [d̪e ˌkaɾ.ne i ˈw̝e.so]
  • Syllabification: de car‧ne y hue‧so

Adjective

de carne y hueso (invariable)

  1. (idiomatic) flesh and blood

Further reading

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