caramba

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish caramba, a euphemism for the real expletive carajo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [kaˈɹam.ba] === Interjection === caramba (euphemistic) Exclamation of surprise or dismay.; gosh!, darn! Synonyms: see Thesaurus:wow, Thesaurus:dammit == Italian == === Etymology === Phonetic borrowing of Spanish caramba, adopted due to phonetic similarity to the original word. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈram.ba/ Rhymes: -amba Hyphenation: ca‧ràm‧ba === Noun === caramba m (plural only) (colloquial, slang) the Carabinieri (the Italian gendarmerie force) Coordinate terms: sbirri, pula == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish caramba, a euphemism of carajo. In Portuguese, it is similarly used as a euphemism for caralho. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɐ̃bɐ Hyphenation: ca‧ram‧ba === Interjection === caramba! (colloquial) gee, gosh (an expression of shock, surprise or anger) Synonyms: caracha, concho === Further reading === “caramba”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “caramba”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “caramba”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026 “caramba”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “caramba”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Euphemism for carajo. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === 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) Alternative form: carambas (rare) Synonyms: caray, caracho, carape, córcholis, recórcholis ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “caramba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “caramba”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA “caramba”, in Diccionario del estudiante [Student Dictionary] (in Spanish), third edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2016