hacerse humo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to make oneself smoke”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˌθeɾse ˈumo/ [aˌθeɾ.se ˈu.mo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˌseɾse ˈumo/ [aˌseɾ.se ˈu.mo]
• Syllabification: ha‧cer‧se hu‧mo

Verb

hacerse humo (first-person singular present me hago humo, first-person singular preterite me hice humo, past participle hecho humo)

1. (idiomatic) to vanish into thin air; to disappear

Further reading

• “hacerse alguien o algo humo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10