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Home » Blog » Puerto Rican Spanish Slang » MÁS LENTO QUE UNA CARAVANA DE COJOS: Puerto Rican Spanish Saying

MÁS LENTO QUE UNA CARAVANA DE COJOS: Puerto Rican Spanish Saying

Here you have an illustration of the Puerto Rican Spanish saying más lento que una caravana de cojos. This illustration is included in the book Speaking Phrases Boricua.

Mas lento que una caravana de cojos

MÁS LENTO QUE UNA CARAVANA DE COJOS: Puerto Rican Spanish Saying

• Literal translation:
Slower than a caravan of cripples

• Meaning:
Extremely slow

• Example:
“Las de al frente mío van más lento que una caravana de cojos y pa’ colmo cogen los dos lados del camino.” – by @astrid_c_ via Twitter

Las de al frente mío van más lento que una caravana de cojos y pa colmo cogen los dos lados del camino. pic.twitter.com/P95Q7o2590

— Astrid Carolina (@astrid_c_) February 3, 2014

What other Spanish sayings you know to express “extremely slow”?

Check out all of our Puerto Rican Spanish sayings articles and illustrations.

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