entre pitos y flautas

== Spanish == === Etymology === Literally, “between whistles and flutes”. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌentɾe ˌpitos i ˈflautas/ [ˌẽn̪.t̪ɾe ˌpi.t̪os i ˈflau̯.t̪as] Syllabification: en‧tre pi‧tos y flau‧tas === Adverb === entre pitos y flautas (colloquial) among other things, what with one thing or another Synonym: entre otras cosas === Further reading === “entre pitos y flautas”, 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