mita-mita

Spanish

Alternative forms

• mita y mita

Etymology

Clipping of mitad y mitad (“half and half”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmita ˈmita/ [ˌmi.t̪a ˈmi.t̪a]
• Syllabification: mi‧ta-mi‧ta

Adverb

mita-mita

1. (colloquial, Central America, Nicaragua, Peru, Bolivia) half and half; in two equal parts

   Nos repartiremos mita-mita, ok?

   We'll distribute it half and half, ok?

Further reading

• “mita” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.