what does "colorín colorado" mean?

Question

The whole sentence is "Y colorín colorado este cuento se ha acabado"

and literally, it means "Bright red, this story has finished" - togtog, Jul 6, 2013

So it is the equivalent of 'and they all lived happily ever after'. A traditional ending to children's stories. - togtog, Jul 6, 2013

Answer 1

Togtog,

One nice thing about the SD dictionary is that it gives some of these sayings and their meanings when you type in one of the important words. I typed in 'colorín' and on the page, your saying was interpreted into our English saying. Nice feature.

ah! I did try typing it in before I asked the question, but it didn't translate it at all! I shall have another try. - togtog, Jul 6, 2013

It worked this time! Ah well. - togtog, Jul 6, 2013

Great, glad it helped. - katydew, Jul 6, 2013

Goodnight, nice story... - annierats, Jul 6, 2013

Answer 2

Sinceramente, no creo que tenga un significado. Simplemente es una forma de decir que el cuento se terminó. También rima, como cuando decimos: "fueron felices y comieron perdices"

Pero--vivieron felices y comieron perdices, no? - EugenioCosta, Jul 6, 2013

"And they lived happily ever after", jeje. - EugenioCosta, Jul 6, 2013

Answer 3

The fat lady has sung. - It's all over.- It's done and dusted.

Usually heard in the negative, while the issue is still open--"No está terminado hasta cante la dama gorda." - EugenioCosta, Jul 6, 2013

Hasta el rabo todo es toro ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 6, 2013

The-Fat-Lady-Singing is a very recent figure, popularized by country-ish sports casters. It may derive from early television in fact--the main candidate being Kate Smith. - EugenioCosta, Jul 6, 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiEnEmVYne0 - EugenioCosta, Jul 6, 2013

No from the operas of Wagner. Big fat lady, Viking, w/ helmet bearing horns. - jhonyAdams, Jan 22, 2015