hueles a caca de burro
/weles a kaka de buro/from spelling rules
The English phrase "you smell like donkey poop" is translated into Spanish as hueles a caca de burro.
This phrase is used as a direct insult or a blunt observation of a bad odor.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of hueles (you smell), a (of/to), caca (poop), de (of) and burro (donkey).
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb hueles is the second-person singular informal form of oler (to smell). You can change the subject by adjusting the verb: changing hueles to huele shifts the subject from "you" to "it" (third-person singular), while using huelen is used when addressing a group of people (plural you).
Did you know?
- The word burro actually shares a distant ancestry with the Greek word for 'fire', through the concept of a 'flame-colored' or 'red-brown' coat.
- Using the informal hueles with a stranger in a Spanish-speaking country can be seen as an aggressive act of 'tuteo' to intentionally demean them.
- While caca is blunt, it is often considered a 'childish' or 'mild' term for poop compared to more vulgar slang terms used in adult street Spanish.
Examples in context
- ¡Huele a popó de burro!You smell like donkey poop!
- ¡Aléjate, hueles a caca de burro!Get away, you smell like donkey poop!
- No te acerques, hueles a caca de burro.Don't come close, you smell like donkey poop.
- ¿Por qué hueles a caca de burro?Why do you smell like donkey poop?
Example conversation
Two siblings are arguing in a messy playroom.
- Lucía¡Qué asco, Alejandro, hueles a caca de burro!How gross, Alejandro, you smell like donkey poop!
- Alejandro¡No es cierto, Lucía!That's not true, Lucía!
- Lucía¡Es verdad, hueles a caca de burro de verdad!It's true, you really smell like donkey poop!
- Alejandro¡Pues vete a otro cuarto!Well, go to another room then!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries a, burro, caca, de, CC BY-SA 4.0.
