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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˌto ˌtunko tu ˈtata/
- Syllabification: ma‧tó tun‧co tu ta‧ta
Noun
¿mató tunco tu tata? m (uncountable)
- (colloquial, El Salvador) a game adults play with little children
¿Ya has probado jugando ¿Mató tunco tu tata? con el niño?- Have you already tried playing ¿Mató tunco tu tata? with your kid?
- ¿Mató tunco tu tata? / Nos quieren asustar acusando de derecha a todos los comentaristas... - Did your father kill a pig? / They want to scare us by accusing all commenters to be right-wingers... ("¿Mató tunco tu tata?", Juan Valiente, article published in the Diario de Hoy newspaper, San Salvador, 2011/Jul/19. Accessed 2013/Jul/4. The title was chosen in reference to something that scares.)
Usage notes
- i. asking somebody 'Did your father kill a pig?' (¿Mató tunco tu tata?)
- ii. after the other person says no, telling them 'Were you afraid?' (¿Tuviste miedo?)
- iii. after the other person says no, surprising them by blowing air on their face. Their annoyance allegedly confirms they were afraid.