cachicamo diciéndole a morrocoy conchudo
Meaning: Calling out someone's faults when the accuser has the very same fault, especially when the fault is undeniably true of both.
Language: Spanish
Literally: armadillo telling tortoise shell-backed
Category: Animals
Origin: Both the armadillo and tortoise are armored creatures; the phrase pictures one pointing out the other's protective shell while being equally covered—a Latin American variant of 'pot calling the kettle black.'
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