la avaricia rompe el saco

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “the avarice breaks the bag”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /la abaˌɾiθja ˌrompe el ˈsako/ [la a.β̞aˌɾi.θja ˌrõm.pe el ˈsa.ko] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /la abaˌɾisja ˌrompe el ˈsako/ [la a.β̞aˌɾi.sja ˌrõm.pe el ˈsa.ko] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: la a‧va‧ri‧cia rom‧pe el sa‧co

Proverb

la avaricia rompe el saco

  1. grasp all, lose all; greed overreaches itself
    Synonym: quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta
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