mala hostia

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmala ˈostja/ [ˌma.la ˈos.t̪ja]
  • Syllabification: ma‧la hos‧tia

Noun

mala hostia f (plural malas hostias)

  1. (colloquial, Spain) bad mood
    • 1994, José Ángel Mañas, chapter VII, in Historias del Kronen, Barcelona: Ediciones Destino, →ISBN, page 110:
      Coge el billete con cara de mala hostia y, al dejar las vueltas, da un golpe en la mesa.
      He gets the ticket with a wrathful face and, without giving the change, hits the table.

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