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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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