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Old July 07, 2012, 09:45 PM
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a hombros = on someone's shoulders
a caballito = ride piggyback
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Old July 07, 2012, 10:08 PM
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Sí, señor...

(Como diría un político español "para que nadie ssse llame a engaño" (con las "eses" sibilantes...)
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well, both anwers were given from the beginning !
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But I thought that would be like "llevar a alguien a cuestas" or "a caballo".

When I was a kid (probablly a regional usage) we would ask:

¿Me llevas a camello o a caballo?

(a camello = carry on one's shoulders)
"A camello" must be a regional usage. I have never heard of it.
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Yup, definitely used in Barcelona.
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