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Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “a scalded cat runs away from cold water”. Compare Portuguese gato escaldado de água fria tem medo and Catalan gat escaldat amb aigua tèbia en té prou.
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