mostrar la hilacha

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mosˌtɾaɾ la iˈlat͡ʃa/ [mosˌt̪ɾaɾ la iˈla.t͡ʃa]
• Syllabification: mos‧trar la hi‧la‧cha

Verb

mostrar la hilacha (first-person singular present mostro la hilacha, first-person singular preterite mostré la hilacha, past participle mostrado la hilacha)

1. To show one's true colors

Further reading

• “descubrir, o mostrar alguien, la hilacha”, 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
• Mostrar (alguien) la hilacha, la RAE