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Esto está más seco que la mojama

/es-toh es-TAH mahs SEH-koh keh lah moh-HAH-mah/

This is as dry as a bone

Literal translation

This is drier than dried fish

When to use it

Said when food is extremely dry, like overcooked meat or stale bread. Common in Spain and Argentina.

In conversation

—Este pan está más seco que la mojama, no se puede morder.

—This bread is as dry as a bone, it can't be chewed.

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