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FRIENDO Y COMIENDO: Spanish Saying

Here is an illustration of the Spanish saying friendo y comiendo commonly used in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. This illustration is featured in the book Speaking Boricua.

Friendo y Comiendo Spanish Saying

FRIENDO Y COMIENDO: Spanish Saying

• Literal translation:
frying and eating; frying while eating

• Meaning:
right away, in a jiffy. To do something right after another.

• Example:
“Friendo y comiendo, ya está el video de la entrevista.” – by @RDTornado via Twitter

“La gente ya no tiene tiempo para dar vueltas, esto es friendo y comiendo. Póngasela fácil a su comprador.” – by @Marlencita via Twitter

Friendo y comiendo ya está el video de la entrevista RT @joelrojas9: Moiッ I'm live on TwitCasting from my Android. http://t.co/TLJWX26LIm

— El Fenomeno Musical (@RDTornado) August 1, 2014


La gente ya no tiene tiempo para dar vueltas, esto es friendo y comiendo. Póngasela fácil a su comprador

— Marleny Cabrera (@Marlencita) July 11, 2014


Puerto Rican Spanish Friendo y Comiendo
Photo credit: http://www.estado51prusa.com/?p=6064

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