de cabo a rabo

Portuguese

Etymology

de (“from”) + cabo (“head”) + a (“to”) + rabo (“tail”)

Adverb

de cabo a rabo (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) to a complete extent; one hundred percent; completely; utterly; fully

Spanish

Etymology

de (“from”) + cabo (“edge, head”) + a (“to”) + rabo (“tail”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de ˌkabo a ˈrabo/ [d̪e ˌka.β̞o a ˈra.β̞o]
• Syllabification: de ca‧bo a ra‧bo

Adverb

de cabo a rabo

1. (idiomatic) completely, utterly, fully

   Synonyms: de cabo a cabo, de pe a pa

2. (idiomatic) from start to finish, all the way through

Further reading

• “de cabo a rabo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014