lágrimas de cocodrilo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “tears of [a] crocodile”.

Noun

lágrimas de cocodrilo f pl (plural only)

1. (idiomatic) crocodile tears

Further reading

• “lágrimas de cocodrilo”, 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