caracoles
Spanish, interjection/kaɾaˈkoles/
caracoles is spelled C-A-R-A-C-O-L-E-S (9 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,645th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caracoles is a Spanish interjection meaning “wow, euphemism for caramba and therefore of carajo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a plural of caracol.
What does caracoles mean in English?
interjection
- 1
wow, euphemism for caramba and therefore of carajo
- 2
frick! euphemism of carajo
noun
- 1
masculineplural of caracol
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Uno de los palos del flamenco. Proceden de las cantiñas bailables.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce caracoles?
- /kaɾaˈkoles/
- [ka.ɾaˈko.les]
- Spain [kaɾaˈkoles]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to caracoles
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caracoles in Spanish?
caracoles appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).