tonto del haba

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, "the fool of the bean". The expression comes from the practice of putting a bean inside the rosca de reyes. The person who gets the slice of the cake with the bean gets bad luck, has to pay for the cake, or is otherwise derided

Noun

tonto del haba m (plural tontos del haba, feminine tonta del haba, feminine plural tontas del haba)

  1. (colloquial) idiot; wonderfool; butt of a joke
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