hueles a caca
/weles a kaka/from spelling rules
The English phrase "you smell like caca" is translated into Spanish as hueles a caca.
hueles a caca is the most direct translation for "You smell like caca".
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the verb oler (to smell) in the second person singular, the preposition a (of/like) and the noun caca (poop).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
You can increase the vulgarity and intensity of the insult by replacing caca with mierda to say hueles a mierda.
How does it change in a sentence?
If you wish to direct the phrase at a group of people, use huelen a caca.
Did you know?
- If you want to describe a person's character as bad using this root, you might use cagón, which describes someone who is a coward or 'poops' themselves out of fear.
- The word cagada is a related term that can mean 'a poop' but is more commonly used as slang for 'a big mistake'.
- In Spanish, the word caca is often used as a childish term, making hueles a caca sound more like a playground insult than a vulgar adult one.
Examples in context
- ¡Qué asco, hueles a caca!How gross, you smell like caca!
- No te acerques, hueles a caca.Don't come close, you smell like caca.
- ¿Por qué hueles a caca?Why do you smell like caca?
Example conversation
Two siblings are arguing in the living room.
- JavierMaría, ¡aléjate de mí!María, stay away from me!
- María¿Por qué? No te hice nada.Why? I didn't do anything to you.
- JavierEs que hueles a caca.It's just that you smell like caca.
- María¡Qué pesado eres, Javier!You are so annoying, Javier!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
