What does it mean?...

Question

Hola como estàn... escuche este trabalenguas en la pelicula "Big Daddy" y me gustaria saber que significa literalmente...

"How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"

Agradezco cualquier ayuda...

• hehe, interesting tongue twister - SlowFoxtrot Dec 19, 2009
• Thanks a lot! :) - Haweir Dec 23, 2009

Answer 1

Hola Haweir:

Pienso que es decir:

Si podría lanzar madera una marmota ¿cuántas maderas podría lanzar una marmota?

Woodchuck is the Algonquian derived name for a marmot.

La palabra "Woodchuck" es de Algonquin y significa "marmota (un tipo de roedor)"

Woodchuck:

Answer 2

This is a woodchuck/groundhog

And to chuck means to throw something in a careless way (also because you no longer need it).

I know it in the following version:

"How much wood would a woodchuck chop if the woodchuck could chop wood?"