de cabo a rabo

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Literally, from head to tail

Adverb

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de cabo a rabo (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) to a complete extent; one hundred percent; completely; utterly; fully
    Synonym: de fio a pavio

Spanish

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Etymology

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Literally, from head to tail.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de ˌkabo a ˈrabo/ [d̪e ˌka.β̞o a ˈra.β̞o]
  • Syllabification: de ca‧bo a ra‧bo

Adverb

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de cabo a rabo

  1. (idiomatic) completely, utterly, fully
    Synonyms: de cabo a cabo, de pe a pa
  2. (idiomatic) from start to finish, all the way through

Further reading

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