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Que honda?


Tania March 28, 2007 09:13 AM

Que honda?
 
What is the (closest) literal translation of que honda?

Tomisimo March 28, 2007 11:04 AM

onda literally means wave. (without the h)

For example:
onda del mar - ocean wave
wavy hair - cabello ondulado

But ¿Qué onda? as a greeting etc, (used most commonly in Mexico) simply means What's up? / what's happening? / What's goin' down?

BTW, Welcome Tania :)

Tania March 28, 2007 05:14 PM

Thank you David!

Tomisimo March 29, 2007 12:18 AM

No problem :)

ChadH March 30, 2007 05:05 PM

Does honda with the h exist too? Or is it the car.

Zach March 30, 2007 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChadH (Post 2750)
Does honda with the h exist too? Or is it the car.

I believe that honda means deep. For example, in the Florida Keys there is an island named Bahía Honda, which means deep bay.

sosia April 02, 2007 12:10 AM

Zach it's right.
"hondo/a" is deep.
"honda" can also be a sling, like the one in David & Goliath.
Look at Tomisimo's dictionary :D

ChadH April 24, 2007 07:22 PM

OK Thank you.


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