mita y mita

Spanish

Alternative forms

• mita-mita

Etymology

Clipping of mitad y mitad (“half and half”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmita i ˈmita/ [ˌmi.t̪a i ˈmi.t̪a]
• Syllabification: mi‧ta y mi‧ta

Adverb

mita y mita

1. (colloquial, Mexico, Paraguay) half and half; in two equal parts

   Nos repartiremos mita y mita, ok?

   We'll distribute it half and half, ok?

Further reading

• “mita”, 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