What does “cerrar con broche de oro” mean in Spanish?

Queso fundido con chorizo y rajas paso a paso

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A2 Spanish listening practice · Mexican Spanish · Picked for people who know a little

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cerrar con broche de oro
A warm everyday saying
“Cerrar con broche de oro” means to finish something in the best possible way — a perfect ending.

In this Mexican cooking video, Janet lists her last ingredient and says “para cerrar con broche de oro, tortillas de harina.” A “broche de oro” is a gold clasp, but the saying just means a perfect finishing touch. She is telling you the flour tortillas are the detail that makes the whole dish complete. When you hear it, picture a speaker saving the best thing for last.

In the clip: “Y, finalmente, para cerrar con broche de oro, tortillas de harina.” — “And, finally, to finish it off perfectly, flour tortillas.” People use this for any strong ending, not only food. “Cerramos la fiesta con broche de oro” = “We ended the party perfectly.” “El cantante cerró con broche de oro” = “The singer finished the show perfectly.” It is warm and a little proud. You often hear it right before the last, best thing — so it signals “here comes the finishing touch.”

How common are the words?

How common are the words in this A2 Spanish listening practice video?

82%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common Spanish words
Most of the words in this video are common Spanish words.

How common in written Spanish

78.2%
Top 1,000
82%
Top 2,000
91.9%
Top 5,000

How common in spoken Spanish

92.5%
Top 1,000
98.8%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Words for talking
This video uses words people often say in Spanish.

Harder words in this video

These words are harder than A2. Here is what they mean.

aguacate
4×
Not in top 5,000
avocado
chorizo
3×
Not in top 5,000
sausage
rajas
3×
Not in top 5,000
strips
freír
2×
Not in top 5,000
to fry
lumbre
2×
Not in top 5,000
fire

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-ESP 2011 (spoken). These numbers are close, not perfect.

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