a capa y espada
Spanish, adverb/a ˌkapa i esˈpada/
a capa y espada is a Spanish adverb meaning “tooth and nail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does a capa y espada mean in English?
adverb
- 1
tooth and nail
defendieron a capa y espada
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Defendiendo algo por encima de cualquier otra cosa.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce a capa y espada?
- /a ˌkapa i esˈpada/
- [a ˌka.pa i esˈpa.ð̞a]
- [a ˈkapa i esˈpað̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.