comer a dos carrillos

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to eat at two cheeks”.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /koˌmeɾ a ˌdos kaˈriʝos/ [koˌmeɾ a ˌð̞os kaˈri.ʝos] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /koˌmeɾ a ˌdos kaˈriʎos/ [koˌmeɾ a ˌð̞os kaˈri.ʎos] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /koˌmeɾ a ˌdos kaˈriʃos/ [koˌmeɾ a ˌð̞os kaˈri.ʃos] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /koˌmeɾ a ˌdos kaˈriʒos/ [koˌmeɾ a ˌð̞os kaˈri.ʒos] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: co‧mer a dos ca‧rri‧llos

Verb

comer a dos carrillos (first-person singular present como a dos carrillos, first-person singular preterite comí a dos carrillos, past participle comido a dos carrillos)

  1. (idiomatic) to wolf down
    Synonyms: devorar, masticar a dos carrillos

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