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!

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

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