Mandar fruta/cualquier verdura“Send fruit” and “any vegetable” mean the same thing so we can group them together: it basically means doing something on the fly without taking it seriously. The phrases apparently come from long-distance comforts in the 19th century, with people asking their family to “send them fruit” from home when they moved to other parts of the country. sos un banana, or a descriptor: es re banana (they’re so banana). NaboWith the same sentence structure as sos un banana, the unassuming turnip can also become a bit of a put-down. Share your thoughts and translation hang-ups with us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram!
Source: Bueno Aires Herald August 27, 2023 18:09 UTC