I can't fully comprehend what this phrase means.
I am reading this book and a mother calls her children "huercos fregados" Can anybody help me translate this? Since "heurcos mopped" doesn't really make sense in english... and also what kind of food is "niños de la tierra"? I know what that literally means but it's definitely not a food we have in the states.
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Have you spelt "huercos" correctly. Should it be "huecos".
Niños de la tierra are some sort of bug or insect.
Edit:
I just found this.
A Niño de la Tierra is a "Jerusalem cricket/A potato bug." Here's a snippet from Wikipedia.:
Despite their name, Jerusalem crickets are neither true crickets nor true bugs and they do not prefer potatoes for food. Active only at night, the insects use their strong mandibles to feed primarily on dead organic material but can also eat other insects. Their highly adapted feet are used for burrowing beneath moist soil to feed on decaying root plants and tubers.
my father is from Mexico and this is a phrase my brother and I are quite familiar with..."huercos fregados" is a spanish term meaning "DAM KIDS!"
and "ninos de la tierra" is referring to scorpions...
HF is equivalent to "darn kids" except with the actual word rather than the friendly form.
I'm not sure what kind of food that would be, google says that ni~nos de la tierra are a type of scorpion.
huerco means "kid" in the northern mexican states.
huercos fregados might be spoiled kids.
(also damn kids)
Yes, I checked and I did spell "huercos" right.
and I believe in the book they are actually talking about the scorpion because a man steps on one in it.
Anyway, all of you thanks for your help! It's much appreciated.
huercos are like ogres fregado also means worthless or broke
basically she is calling them worthless ogres
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Potato Bug or Jerusalem Crickets ; Stenopelmatus
... are your niños de la tierra
and I think mom is talking about her cleaned up little devils.
