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Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “Zamora wasn't won in an hour”. In reference to Sancho II who unsuccessfully tried to conquer this Spanish city in 1072 during seven months.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˌno se ɡaˌno θaˌmoɾa en ˌuna ˈoɾa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˌno se ɡaˌno saˌmoɾa en ˌuna ˈoɾa/
- Syllabification: no se ga‧nó Za‧mo‧ra en u‧na ho‧ra
Proverb
no se ganó Zamora en una hora
- (idiomatic) Rome wasn't built in a day (it takes a long time to do something complicated or impressive)
- Synonym: Roma no se hizo en un día