carámbano
Spanish, noun/kaˈɾambano/
carámbano is spelled C-A-R-Á-M-B-A-N-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written Spanish, the 195,910th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carámbano is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “icicle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Formación de hielo larga y de forma cónica, que se forma por la progresiva congelación de gotas de agua en el…”.
What does carámbano mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineicicle
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Formación de hielo larga y de forma cónica, que se forma por la progresiva congelación de gotas de agua en el punto por el que desaguarían a temperatura superior. Un fenómeno similar produce las estalactitas.
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.
Forms of carámbano
- carámbanos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carámbano?
- /kaˈɾambano/
- [kaˈɾãm.ba.no]
- [kaˈɾãmbano]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to carámbano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is carámbano in Spanish?
carámbano appears about once in every 30 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).