vivito y coleando

Spanish

Etymology

From vivito, a diminutive of vivo (“alive”), + coleando, from colear (“to wriggle, wag the tail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˌbito i koleˈando/ [biˌβ̞i.t̪o i ko.leˈãn̪.d̪o]
• Syllabification: vi‧vi‧to y co‧le‧an‧do

Adjective

vivito y coleando (feminine vivita y coleando, masculine plural vivitos y coleando, feminine plural vivitas y coleando)

1. (idiomatic) alive and kicking

   Synonym: vivo y coleando

Further reading

• “vivito, ta y coleando”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28