This might be funnier to a Spanish speaker, but it caught my attention!
So the other day, my coworker gives me some Mexican candy which I didn’t mind trying out. Another coworker walks into the room and looks at the wrapper and tells me that “lengua” stands for tongue in Spanish.
“WHAT?”
I immediately take the pop out of my mouth and look at it closely.
I’ve studied Spanish for five years, but some words and idioms still surprise me.I know that Mexico has some weird sweets like lollipops with scorpion and grasshoppers, but…. tongues?!
I’m envisioning cow tongues on a stick. BLEH! But…it tastes like tamarind! 🙂
I translate the part where the lollipop is talking in the word bubble, “El Atrapa Lenguas!” which means “He traps tongues!” Whoa, hang on there cowboy! “Trabalengua” means tongue twister. Maybe the concave lollipop was meant for your tongue to rest in?
Irene (My Slice of Mexico) or any other Spanish speaker out there, perhaps you can help me understand? 🙂

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I buy Italian crispbreads called “Lingue di Suocera”…
…apparently it means “mother-in-law’s tongue”???
I am not sure why they are called that…but they taste great.
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Wow, fascinating! Hm… I guess they’re trying to shift the tide for how people feel about their in laws…I have no idea! 😀
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Hi, Theresa! “El” is acting as an article, not a pronoun, so “el atrapa-lenguas” means “the tongue trapper”. I had never seen that wrapper, but I think it means that if you keep licking the centre, your tongue will have to go deeper and deeper and will eventually get trapped inside.
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Thank you! It sounds like a Chinese finger trap except it’s for your tongue! 🙂
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The interpretations of what it says are just as hilarious as the actual saying! Well found. 😂
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Thanks! It made me laugh to think a lollipop could talk to me. 🙂
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lol great twist 😉
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I think the candy wrapper makers are really creative. It made me want to look up weird candies of which there are plenty! 🙂
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lol careful about your sugar intake 🙂
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True! I’ll settle for window shopping then! 😄
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lol I’m guessing you will buy and consume just for the wrapper 😉
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Nah, I’ll just take a picture of the candy while sadly leaving it behind!🤣
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lol well then I will just have to take your word for it, but as an adult we all have life altering choices to make … 🙂
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To eat or not to eat? That is one of life’s greatest questions 😉
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lol … a moment on lips forever on the hips 🙂
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LOL! I’ll remember that! 😀
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I ate a chocolate covered grass hopper
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How was THAT experience? I hear insects have a lot of protein!
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I didn’t know what it was until I’d eaten it. Crunchy.
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I nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger Award. I know you have gotten this already so you don’t have to respond. I have shared you great blog for others to find. 🙂
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Thank you so much Belle! ❤ I wouldn't mind answering some Q&A. You'll see it in January! I'll link people back to you too! 🙂
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That’s great! Thank you!! ❤ xo
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Lol!! How bizarre..
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I have more weird stuff coming up soon! 🙂
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Excellent!!
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I’d be curious and confused too 😁
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Sometimes, I wonder what my limitations will be when it comes to being adventurous with new candy! I think of those mystery jelly beans in particular. 🙂
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Oh I am not that brave..lol 😁
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😀 nice.
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Thanks! It was fun for me to think about!
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Lol(lie)! 😉
Never having seen nor heard of these before and with limited info on the web, but i’m fairly sure there is not too much to read into it. 🙂
If you hold the stick, and lick, the combination of wear, shape, moisture from saliva and air pressure/vacuum can make the candy stick to the tongue ‘trapping’ it and you can twist the stick to make it a ‘tongue-twister’, which is also a play on the wordplay of multi-syllabic, alliterative phrases like: She sells sea shells on the sea shore.
I’d be careful with them though… some are ‘spiced’ with chili, making them a whole other kind of tongue ‘trap’ for the unwary. 😉
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LOL 🙂 Yes, there are some spiced candies I wouldn’t touch. I’m not too keen on spicy things. I do like this tamarind pop though. Various confections and candies intrigue me. There’s lots of strange ones out there including Trump’s National Embarrasmints: https://www.oldies.com/product-view/56960G.html
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Political candy??? Only in America! 😉
I’d buy a 4 pack of Donald Trump Impeachmints if a proportion of the sales went into an impeachment campaign fund. 🙂
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lol, the public responds to our environment in very CREATIVE ways I should say! Bloggers have introduced me to Randy Rainbow. 🙂
Anyway, Robert Mueller’s serious investigation is swift and putting a lot of pressure to all those involved. We’ll see!
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I posted a Randy Rainbow parody of Trump. I loved it! 🙂
Here’s hoping. 🙂
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Cute!
Funny I should see this, I was just in Baja Mexico last week and had one of these candies.
You’re right on your translation of a tongue twister and language trap. Perhaps because of blend of sweetness and tartness of the tamarindo which may cause you to pucker up therefore causing mispronunciation. Or desire you to eat more and more.
Or perhaps just a great marketing gimmick to get people to talk about it.
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Wow! 🙂
Did you enjoy your trip? Thank you for the interpretation. It’s been fun hearing everyone’s responses to this candy wrapper. I guess the marketing did the trick! 🙂
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I did enjoy my trip, Thank you. Although, it was just a quick trip.
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Hahahaha.. I would not mind one! 😉 😛
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The “tongue trapper” lollipop challenges you to a duel! On guard!! May the odds be ever in your favor! 😉
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Hahahaha #gameOn 😛 😛
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