valer madre

Spanish

Etymology

In Mexican Spanish word, "madre" sometimes symbolizes very important matters, other times symbolizes very contemptible or valueless things.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˌleɾ ˈmadɾe/ [baˌleɾ ˈma.ð̞ɾe]
• Syllabification: va‧ler ma‧dre

Verb

valer madre (first-person singular present valgo madre, first-person singular preterite valí madre, past participle valido madre)

1. (Mexico, colloquial) to be worthless, to be not worth a damn

Related terms

• me vale
• me vale madre

 

Further reading

• “valer algo o alguien madre, o madres”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014