entre pitos y flautas
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “between whistles and flutes”. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌentɾe ˌpitos i ˈflautas/ [ˌẽn̪.t̪ɾe ˌpi.t̪os i ˈflau̯.t̪as]
- Syllabification: en‧tre pi‧tos y flau‧tas
Adverb
- (colloquial) among other things, what with one thing or another
- Synonym: entre otras cosas
Further reading
- “entre pitos y flautas”, 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