Día de la Marmota
/dia de la maɾmota/from spelling rules
Día de la Marmota is the Spanish translation for the English phrase groundhog day.
This phrase is used to refer to the specific festival or holiday known in English as Groundhog Day.
Meaning: festival (name)
Did you know?
- In Spanish-speaking countries, the phrase día de la marmota is often used metaphorically to describe a boring routine that feels like it is repeating endlessly.
- The word día traces its ancestry back to the Proto-Indo-European word *dyḗws, which actually means 'heaven' or 'sky'.
- Because Día de la Marmota is an import from North American culture, it is rarely celebrated as a folk tradition in Spain or Latin America.
Examples in context
- Mañana es el Día de la Marmota.Tomorrow is Groundhog Day.
- ¿Te gusta celebrar el Día de la Marmota?Do you like celebrating Groundhog Day?
- Vi un programa sobre el Día de la Marmota.I saw a program about Groundhog Day.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are talking about American traditions.
- Lucía¿Sabes qué es el Día de la Marmota?Do you know what Groundhog Day is?
- JavierSí, es una tradición de Estados Unidos.Yes, it is an American tradition.
- LucíaExacto, el Día de la Marmota es muy famoso.Exactly, Groundhog Day is very famous.
- JavierEs una idea muy curiosa.It is a very curious idea.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, día, la, marmota, CC BY-SA 4.0.
