a paso de buey

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “at an ox's pace”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a ˌpaso de ˈbwei/ [a ˌpa.so ð̞e ˈβ̞wei̯] Syllabification: a pa‧so de buey === Adverb === a paso de buey (idiomatic) at a snail's pace Synonyms: a paso de tortuga, a paso de caracol === Further reading === “a paso de buey”, 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