en carne y hueso

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “in flesh and bone”. Compare Portuguese em carne e osso, Italian in carne ed ossa, and French en chair et en os.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /en ˌkaɾne i ˈw̝eso/ [ẽŋ ˌkaɾ.ne i ˈw̝e.so]
  • Syllabification: en car‧ne y hue‧so

Adverb

en carne y hueso

  1. (idiomatic) in the flesh (with one's own body and presence)
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