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Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “a scalded cat runs away from cold water”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɡato eskalˌdado del ˌaɡwa ˌfɾia ˈuʝe/
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌɡato eskalˌdado del ˌaɡwa ˌfɾia ˈuʝe/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌɡato eskalˌdado del ˌaɡwa ˌfɾia ˈuʃe/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌɡato eskalˌdado del ˌaɡwa ˌfɾia ˈuʒe/
- Syllabification: ga‧to es‧cal‧da‧do del a‧gua frí‧a hu‧ye
Proverb
gato escaldado del agua fría huye
- once bitten, twice shy