a malas penas

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a ˌmalas ˈpenas/ [a ˌma.las ˈpe.nas] Syllabification: a ma‧las pe‧nas === Adverb === a malas penas dated form of a duras penas === Further reading === “a malas penas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025