en jarras

Spanish

Etymology

From jarra (“jar, pitcher”), from the resemblance of the posture to a handled jug.

Adverb

en jarras

  1. (idiomatic) akimbo, with arms bent and hands on the hips
    • 2007, Javier Calvo, Mundo Maravilloso, page 55:
      Saudade pone los brazos en jarras, en gesto impropio de su ubicación personal en la base misma de la pirámide jerárquica de empleados de El Lado Oscuro de la Luna.
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