bombo y platillo

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “[with] drum and cymbal”. === Noun === bombo y platillo m (uncountable) (colloquial) fanfare (show of ceremony or celebration) Synonym: bombos y platillos ==== Usage notes ==== Often preceded by anunciar a or a similar construction. ==== See also ==== a los cuatro vientos === Further reading === “bombo y platillo, o bombo y platillos”, 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