de higos a brevas
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “from figs to early figs”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de ˌiɡos a ˈbɾebas/ [d̪e ˌi.ɣ̞os a ˈβ̞ɾe.β̞as]
- Syllabification: de hi‧gos a bre‧vas
Adverb
- (idiomatic) once in a blue moon
- Synonyms: de uvas a peras, de Pascuas a Ramos
Further reading
- “de higos a brevas”, 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