sota, caballo y rey
Spanish
Etymology
From the names of cards in the Spanish deck.
Adjective
sota, caballo y rey (invariable)
- (idiomatic) clear-cut; without variation or improvisation
Further reading
- “sota, caballo y rey”, 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