tener la cabeza hecha un bombo

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teˌneɾ la kaˌbeθa ˌet͡ʃa um ˈbombo/ [t̪eˌneɾ la kaˌβ̞e.θa ˌe.t͡ʃa ũm ˈbõm.bo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
  • IPA(key): /teˌneɾ la kaˌbesa ˌet͡ʃa um ˈbombo/ [t̪eˌneɾ la kaˌβ̞e.sa ˌe.t͡ʃa ũm ˈbõm.bo] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: te‧ner la ca‧be‧za he‧cha un bom‧bo

Verb

tener la cabeza hecha un bombo (first-person singular present tengo la cabeza hecha un bombo, first-person singular preterite tuve la cabeza hecha un bombo, past participle tenido la cabeza hecha un bombo)

  1. (idiomatic) To have a pounding headache
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)