a vuelta de rueda

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to the turn of the wheel”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a ˌbwelta de ˈrweda/ [a ˌβ̞wel̪.t̪a ð̞e ˈrwe.ð̞a]
• Syllabification: a vuel‧ta de rue‧da

Adverb

a vuelta de rueda

1. (El Salvador, Mexico, Honduras, of traffic) very slowly

   Vamos a vuelta de rueda por la carretera.

   We're movin very slowly through the highway.

Further reading

• “vuelta”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010