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Spanish
Spanisha todo gañote
Meaning: (Venezuelan Spanish) At the top of one's voice; very loudly.
Literally: At full throat
Example: “Los niños cantaban a todo gañote en el autobús.” — The kids were singing at the top of their lungs on the bus.
English equivalent: At the top of one's lungs
Equivalents in other languages
French: À tue-tête Literally: At kill-head
English: at the top of one's lungs
Origin: Venezuelan Spanish. Gañote is a colloquial word for the throat or gullet, so shouting a todo gañote is shouting with one's whole throat. It matches the general Spanish a pleno pulmón (at full lung).
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