What does it mean to say "erre con erre"

Question

What does it mean to say "erre con erre"?

Of course, "erre" is just the pronounced form of the Spanish letter "R" - pesta, Apr 7, 2011

Answer 1

I know it from this tongue twister: Erre con Erre cigarro. Erre con Erre barril. ¡Qué rápido corren los carros del ferrocarril! http://www.kidsspeakspanish.org/esp_Tongue_Twisters.shtml

I learned a slightly different version. By the way, the "erre" is simply the name for the Spanish letter.. - samdie, Aug 18, 2009

yes, it is in fact the name of the spanish letter when the " r " is written as "rr" this is called erre, but is also used in different tongue twisters to help children with the pronunciation of this letter when learning to speak and when learning to read - Erika-Barrera, Aug 18, 2009

This is the form I am familiar with. - pacofinkler, Sep 29, 2011

Answer 2

I think it´s erre que erre

and it means stubbonly pigheadedly.

Example.

y él, erre que erre, seguía negándolo - he stubbonly went on denying it.

Answer 3

"erre" is just how we pronounce the letter "r" in spanish, so the translation would only be "r with r"

Answer 4

i got the tongue twister from my teacher this week, it is... erre con erre, barril erre con erre, cigarro allá en el ferrocarril rápidos corren los carros.

Answer 5

I have heard this it is to help with the pronounciation of the rs

Answer 6

There's some kind of tongue twister that starts that way... but I can't remember the rest of it! Something with lot's of r's in it. Ring any bells with anyone??