caramba
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish caramba, a euphemism for the real expletive carajo.
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editcaramba
- (non-vulgar) Exclamation of surprise or dismay.; golly!
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wow, Thesaurus:dammit
Portuguese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish caramba.
Pronunciation
edit
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃bɐ
- Hyphenation: ca‧ram‧ba
Interjection
editcaramba!
Spanish
editEtymology
editEuphemism for carajo.
Pronunciation
editInterjection
edit¡caramba!
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “caramba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɐ̃bɐ
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- Rhymes:Spanish/amba
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