What does caramba in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word caramba in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use caramba in Spanish.

The word caramba in Spanish means for crying out loud!, Wow!, My goodness!, Oh my goodness!, Oh my gosh!, what a, oh that, what a, oh that. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word caramba

for crying out loud!

interjección (coloquial (expresa enfado) (annoyance)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
¡Caramba! Otra vez vienes con la misma historia.
For crying out loud! Here you come again with the same old story.

Wow!

interjección (coloquial (expresa asombro)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
¡Caramba! ¡Qué grandes están tus hijos!

My goodness!, Oh my goodness!, Oh my gosh!

locución interjectiva (sorpresa)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

what a, oh that

(denota enfado) (annoyance)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
What a child! He gets into everything..

what a, oh that

(denota sorpresa)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
What a child! He's only one and he's talking already!

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