hora de los quiubos

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “(the) moment of the what's up?'s”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌoɾa de los ˈkjubos/ [ˌo.ɾa ð̞e los ˈkju.β̞os]
• Syllabification: ho‧ra de los quiu‧bos

Noun

la hora de los quiubos m (uncountable)

1. (colloquial, Chile, El Salvador) moment of truth

   Synonym: hora de la verdad

Further reading

• “hora”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010