# por qué no los dos

> English word · Phrase · IPA /ˌpɔɹˈkeɪ noʊ loʊs ˈdoʊs ↗︎/

## Definitions
1. Why not both; both.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish ¿por qué no los dos? (literally “why not both?”).
Originating as a catchphrase from a 2009 Old El Paso commercial for a packaged taco-making kit that contains hard and soft tortillas. In the advertisement, a group of people argue over whether hard or soft tacos are better, to which a young girl proposes “¿por qué no los dos?” (“why not both?”, subtitled as “why don't we have both?”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/por-que-no-los-dos