caray

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan carall. Doublet of carajo. Cognate with Portuguese carai.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈɾai/ [kaˈɾai̯]
  • Rhymes: -ai
  • Syllabification: ca‧ray

Interjection

caray

  1. (euphemistic) crikey, wow, good heavens, golly, gosh, whoa, man, boy, blimey (expresses surprise, astonishment)
  2. heck, darn, gee, shucks, hell, geez, jeez, dang (expresses disturbance, anger, frustration, annoyance)

Further reading

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