por los clavos de Cristo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “for Christ's nails”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poɾ los ˌklabos de ˈkɾisto/ [poɾ los ˌkla.β̞oz ð̞e ˈkɾis.t̪o]
  • Syllabification: por los cla‧vos de Cris‧to

Phrase

por los clavos de Cristo

  1. gadzooks!
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Further reading

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