querer el oro y el moro

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, "to want the gold and the Moor".

Verb

querer el oro y el moro (first-person singular present quiero el oro y el moro, first-person singular preterite quise el oro y el moro, past participle querido el oro y el moro)

  1. (idiomatic) to have one's cake and eat it too
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