The broad meaning of the ‘mona’
The ‘mona’ is a term that goes beyond the traditional sweet of Easter, with a rich and varied meaning. It originally refers to a primate, but its application has been expanded to include references to imitative attitudes and even in the state of intoxication. Its use in colloquial language has given rise to various expressions that reflect their versatility.
Linguistic expressions that include ‘mona’
The Catalan language is full of phrases that incorporate the word ‘mona’, each with a meaning that reveals different aspects of culture and everyday life. Some of the most common include:
Popular sentences
– “To be more peeled than the ass of a mona”.
– “Think of the Easter Mona”.
– “sleep the mona”.
– “carry a mona”.
– “take a mona”.
– “angry like a mona”.
– “painted like a mona”.
– “Make the mona”.
– “Be hard like a mona egg”.
– “to the mona”.
– “To paint a mona, they call me pintamones”.
– “Stay a mona”.
– “Be more shameless than a mona ass.”
– “Back Mona”.
Related sayings and sayings
In addition to the sentences, popular culture is full of sayings that incorporate the ‘mona’. These sayings help us to better understand the social and cultural context in which this term is used. Some of the best known include:
Traditional sayings
– “The people sometimes do like the mona, imitate and not reason.”
– “Sunday of bouquets, mona in hands.”
– “No Easter without a mona, no corpus without broom, nor Saint John without coca.”
– “In the house of Lord, the mona on the balcony.”
– “For All Saints Castanyes, for Christmas nougat, for the Easter Mona and all year chocolates.”
Mysteries and rollers of the mona
Through comparative Catalan paremiology, several enigmatic expressions have been discovered that play with the idea of the ‘mona’. These sentences are not only fun, but also reflect a cultural connection with the city of Barcelona. Some of these expressions include:
Enigmatic expressions
– “Barcelona, monkey ass.”
– “We’ll go to Barcelona kiss the ass on the monkey.”
– “We will go to Barcelona on horseback of a monkey; if the monkey falls, Barcelona goodbye.
– “Whoever rolls the world, finds the monkey.”