tarde piaches

Galician

Alternative forms

• tarde piache

Etymology

Literally, “you tweeted late”. Attested since the 15th century in an, otherwise, Spanish text. Explained as a tale in which a Galician soldier, after eating an egg, heard a chick tweeting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtaɾðe piˈat͡ʃes]

Idiom

tarde piaches (tarde piaches)

1. you spoke too late, it's too late (for a proposed action)
   • 1983, Manuel Casado Nieto, Refendas de vida e morte:

     –Como llo pagóu en talón, haberá que dar orde urxente ao Banco de que o anulen. –Tarde piaches, Canelas. O portugués cobróu o talón

     “Since he paid it in a check, we should order urgently the bank to cancel it.” “Too late, Canelas: the Portuguese guy already cashed it.”

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tarde”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tarde piaches”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tarde piaches”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN