mita-mita

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

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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

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