por si las moscas
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “in case of flies”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poɾ si las ˈmoskas/ [poɾ si laz ˈmos.kas]
- Syllabification: por si las mos‧cas
Adverb
- (colloquial, idiomatic) just in case
- Synonyms: por las dudas, por si acaso
Further reading
- “por si las moscas”, 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