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injun420 · 01-14-2008, 12:04 PM

I got this old sword from an antique shop that has a phrase along the blade. No one seems to be able to figure out what exactly it means. Hopefully someone here can help me out.

"No Conoscas morada ni conoscas laberinto no enamores mujer casada"

below that it says:

"ni montes en puerco pinto"

armando siniestra · 01-14-2008, 07:02 PM

Injun420

"No Conoscas morada ni conoscas laberinto no enamores mujer casada"
word by word: "Do not know a dwelling neither know a labyrinth nor get i" love with a married woman".
One interpretation: don�t settle (or get married), don�t get into a muddle don�t play with a married woman

"ni montes en puerco pinto"
"don�t ride on a stained pork", oops! a possible interpretation: don�t mess up.

Well, that may give you a picture, I hope.
A ver si te sirve amigo.

mem286 · 01-15-2008, 07:22 AM

I agree with Armando's interpretation. I had never heard that sentence before.
Cheers!

SandraT · 01-15-2008, 07:58 AM

This is the one I have heard and as I can see it's very similar to the other one. It's Mexican and it has a meaning very close to the one Armando has explained. The part that has to do with the spotted pig has a racist meaning. (don't ride a pig "with spots")

En martes no te cases, ni te embarques ni tu puerco mates. ..... pasando por San Pioquinto, no enamores mujer casada ni montes caballo pinto.

hope it helps!

paultal · 03-05-2008, 02:07 PM

I have a sword with that phrase on it.
no conoscas marada ni conoscas labertino
with this below
no enamores mujer casada ni montes en puerco pinto
I got it from my grandfather. I was told it meant:
I would rather ride a wild pig than sleep with a maried woman
I believe it is Cuban.

armando siniestra · 03-09-2008, 12:57 PM

I agree with you Paultal as well as with SandraT.

If a pink horse is savage, what can we expect from a pink pig; your grand pa was d...right!

Spanish colonizers brought the arabian pink horse, don't know why, because they didn't use them for the army, as horses had to have a uniform "capa" coat(?) for their different squads.

If you yahoo or google to "refranes mexicanos" they quote them but don't explain. If you ask ganaderos mexicanos, by their blogs, they will start to
quarrel. So, why not ask a specialist (Her�n P�rez Martinez, about "horses and women sayings") from "el Colegio de Michoacan ", & don' forg�totelme the final conclusions!:

http://redalyc.uaemex.mx/redalyc/pdf/137/13710407.pdf

01-14-2008, 12:04 PM	#1
injun420 New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Spanish phrase no one seems to know I got this old sword from an antique shop that has a phrase along the blade. No one seems to be able to figure out what exactly it means. Hopefully someone here can help me out. "No Conoscas morada ni conoscas laberinto no enamores mujer casada" below that it says: "ni montes en puerco pinto"

01-14-2008, 07:02 PM	#2
armando siniestra Forum User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Xalapa, Veracruz, M�xico Posts: 29 Rep Power: 69	Traducciones literales e interpretaciones Injun420 "No Conoscas morada ni conoscas laberinto no enamores mujer casada" word by word: "Do not know a dwelling neither know a labyrinth nor get i" love with a married woman". One interpretation: don�t settle (or get married), don�t get into a muddle don�t play with a married woman "ni montes en puerco pinto" "don�t ride on a stained pork", oops! a possible interpretation: don�t mess up. Well, that may give you a picture, I hope. A ver si te sirve amigo.

01-15-2008, 07:22 AM	#3
mem286 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Fe, Argentina Posts: 747 Rep Power: 622	I agree with Armando's interpretation. I had never heard that sentence before. Cheers! __________________ Mer _______________________________________________ Y me envenenan los besos que voy dando y, sin embargo, cuando duermo sin ti contigo sue�o...

01-15-2008, 07:58 AM	#4
SandraT Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Havana,Cuba Posts: 757 Rep Power: 610	This is the one I have heard and as I can see it's very similar to the other one. It's Mexican and it has a meaning very close to the one Armando has explained. The part that has to do with the spotted pig has a racist meaning. (don't ride a pig "with spots") En martes no te cases, ni te embarques ni tu puerco mates. ..... pasando por San Pioquinto, no enamores mujer casada ni montes caballo pinto. hope it helps! __________________ _____________________________ [Have a nice day!!! ♥ Sandra T ♥

03-05-2008, 02:07 PM	#5
paultal New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	spanish phrase I have a sword with that phrase on it. no conoscas marada ni conoscas labertino with this below no enamores mujer casada ni montes en puerco pinto I got it from my grandfather. I was told it meant: I would rather ride a wild pig than sleep with a maried woman I believe it is Cuban.

03-09-2008, 12:57 PM	#6
armando siniestra Forum User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Xalapa, Veracruz, M�xico Posts: 29 Rep Power: 69	As it happens to words, through time, people derive different meanings to phrases. I agree with you Paultal as well as with SandraT. If a pink horse is savage, what can we expect from a pink pig; your grand pa was d...right! Spanish colonizers brought the arabian pink horse, don't know why, because they didn't use them for the army, as horses had to have a uniform "capa" coat(?) for their different squads. If you yahoo or google to "refranes mexicanos" they quote them but don't explain. If you ask ganaderos mexicanos, by their blogs, they will start to quarrel. So, why not ask a specialist (Her�n P�rez Martinez, about "horses and women sayings") from "el Colegio de Michoacan ", & don' forg�totelme the final conclusions!: http://redalyc.uaemex.mx/redalyc/pdf/137/13710407.pdf

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