rallar la papa

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to grate the potato”.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /raˌʝaɾ la ˈpapa/ [raˌʝaɾ la ˈpa.pa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /raˌʎaɾ la ˈpapa/ [raˌʎaɾ la ˈpa.pa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /raˌʃaɾ la ˈpapa/ [raˌʃaɾ la ˈpa.pa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /raˌʒaɾ la ˈpapa/ [raˌʒaɾ la ˈpa.pa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: ra‧llar la pa‧pa

Verb

rallar la papa (first-person singular present rallo la papa, first-person singular preterite rallé la papa, past participle rallado la papa)

  1. (Chile, idiomatic, colloquial) To say or do silly things.
  2. (Chile, idiomatic) To insist on the same thing in an unhealthy way.

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