caramba
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish caramba, a euphemism for the real expletive carajo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kaˈɹam.ba]
Interjection
caramba
- (non-vulgar) Exclamation of surprise or dismay.; golly!
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wow, Thesaurus:dammit
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish caramba.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾɐ̃.bɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾɐ̃.ba/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈɾɐ̃.bɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃bɐ
- Hyphenation: ca‧ram‧ba
Interjection
caramba!
- (non-vulgar) gee, gosh, shucks, blimey, darn (an expression of shock, surprise or anger)
Spanish
Etymology
Euphemism for carajo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈɾamba/ [kaˈɾãm.ba]
- Rhymes: -amba
- Syllabification: ca‧ram‧ba
Interjection
¡caramba!
- (euphemistic) gee, gosh, shucks, blimey, darn (an expression of shock, surprise or anger)
Derived terms
- ay, caramba
Further reading
- “caramba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014