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is this idiomatic? It translates" red grasshopper"

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updated Nov 2, 2011
posted by caroleselin

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It is the "character name" of an actor who was also known as "Chavo del ocho"

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updated Nov 3, 2011
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
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Colored grasshopper.

Red grasshopper is "chapulín rojo."

I have never heard this as an idiom - at least not in Mexico.

But it does sound like the name of a bar or restaurant.

updated Nov 2, 2011
edited by 005faa61
posted by 005faa61