de pitiminí
Meaning: something trivial or of insignificant value.
Language: Spanish
Literally: of pitiminí (a tiny-flowered rose)
Category: Daily Life
Origin: Pitiminí comes from French petit and menu, both meaning small, and Spanish uses it chiefly for a climbing rose with very small flowers, the rosal de pitiminí. Something de pitiminí is dainty, slight, and of little consequence — as small and ornamental as those roses, and about as important.
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