el lobo muere lobo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “the wolf dies a wolf”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /el ˌlobo ˌmweɾe ˈlobo/ [el ˌlo.β̞o ˌmwe.ɾe ˈlo.β̞o]
  • Syllabification: el lo‧bo mue‧re lo‧bo

Proverb

el lobo muere lobo

  1. the fox may grow grey but never good; the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature

See also

  • quien nace lechón muere cochino
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