caray
Spanish
editEtymology
editA euphemism of carajo. Compare Portuguese carai.
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editcaray
- (euphemistic) crikey, wow, good heavens, golly, gosh, whoa, man, boy, blimey (expresses surprise, astonishment)
- heck, darn, gee, shucks, hell, geez, jeez, dang (expresses disturbance, anger, frustration, annoyance)
Further reading
edit- “caray”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014