caer chuzos de punta

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kaˌeɾ ˌt͡ʃuθos de ˈpunta/ [kaˌeɾ ˌt͡ʃu.θoz ð̞e ˈpũn̪.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kaˌeɾ ˌt͡ʃusos de ˈpunta/ [kaˌeɾ ˌt͡ʃu.soz ð̞e ˈpũn̪.t̪a]
• Syllabification: ca‧er chu‧zos de pun‧ta

Verb

caer chuzos de punta (impersonal, third-person singular present cae chuzos de punta, third-person singular preterite cayó chuzos de punta, past participle caído chuzos de punta)

1. (idiomatic, impersonal) to bucket down

   Synonym: llover chuzos de punta

   está cayendo chuzos de punta

   it's bucketing down

Further reading

• “caer chuzos, o caer chuzos de punta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28