como un clavo
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “like a nail”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkomo un ˈklabo/ [ˌko.mo ũŋ ˈkla.β̞o]
- Syllabification: co‧mo un cla‧vo
Adverb
- (idiomatic) on the dot
Further reading
- “como un clavo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024