otro gallo cantaría

Spanish

Etymology

The full phrase is "Si Pedro no hubiera negado a Jesucristo tres veces, otro gallo cantaría", meaning "if Peter hadn't denied Jesus three times, another cockerel would sing", in reference to the biblical story of the Denial of Peter.

Phrase

otro gallo cantaría

  1. woulda, coulda, shoulda; if pigs had wings they would fly; if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle

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