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Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Literally, “who goes to Seville loses their seat”, the name of the city being chosen so as to have a rhyme. Compare Italian chi va a Roma perde la poltrona.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkjem ˌba a seˌbiʝa ˌpjeɾde su ˈsiʝa/
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˌkjem ˌba a seˌbiʝa ˌpjeɾde su ˈsiʝa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˌkjem ˌba a seˌbiʎa ˌpjeɾde su ˈsiʎa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌkjem ˌba a seˌbiʃa ˌpjeɾde su ˈsiʃa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌkjem ˌba a seˌbiʒa ˌpjeɾde su ˈsiʒa/
- Syllabification: quien va a Se‧vi‧lla pier‧de su si‧lla
Proverb
quien va a Sevilla pierde su silla
- move your feet, lose your seat (if you stand up from your seat, someone else will take it.)