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Mexican Slang Meaning

Spanish: El Comal Le Dijo A La Olla, “Mira Que Tiznada Estás”.

Type: Proverb

Literal Meaning: The griddle said to the pot, “Look how sooty you are.”

Meaning: That’s like the pot calling the kettle black.

La mamá de José le comentaba a su hermana como había escuchado a María regañar a su hijo por flojo. Su hermana respondió: El comal le dijo a la olla “Mira que tiznada estás”. (José’s mother told her sister how she had heard María scold her son for being lazy. Her sister replied: “That’s like the pot calling the kettle black.”)

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