ocho con yo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “eight with me”. The phrase is a colloquial spelling; the formal spelling would be ocho conmigo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˌot͡ʃo kon ˈʝo/ [ˌo.t͡ʃo kõɲ ˈɟ͡ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌot͡ʃo kon ˈʝo/ [ˌo.t͡ʃo kõɲ ˈɟ͡ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌot͡ʃo kon ˈʃo/ [ˌo.t͡ʃo kõnʲ ˈʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌot͡ʃo kon ˈʒo/ [ˌo.t͡ʃo kõnʲ ˈʒo]

• Syllabification: o‧cho con yo

Noun

ocho con yo m or f by sense (plural ocho con yo)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador, Honduras) busybody; meddler

   Synonyms: metido, metiche

Further reading

• “ocho con yo” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.