la avaricia rompe el saco
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “the avarice breaks the bag”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /la abaˌɾiθja ˌrompe el ˈsako/ [la a.β̞aˌɾi.θja ˌrõm.pe el ˈsa.ko]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /la abaˌɾisja ˌrompe el ˈsako/ [la a.β̞aˌɾi.sja ˌrõm.pe el ˈsa.ko]
- Syllabification: la a‧va‧ri‧cia rom‧pe el sa‧co
Proverb
[edit]- grasp all, lose all; greed overreaches itself
- Synonym: quien mucho abarca, poco aprieta