sota, caballo y rey

Spanish

Etymology

From the names of cards in the Spanish deck.

Adjective

sota, caballo y rey (invariable)

(idiomatic) clear-cut; without variation or improvisation

Further reading

“sota, caballo y rey”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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