caramba
Portuguese, interjection/kaˈɾɐ̃.bɐ/
caramba is spelled C-A-R-A-M-B-A (7 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,381st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caramba is a Portuguese interjection meaning “gee, gosh (an expression of shock, surprise or anger)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indica surpresa ou admiração”.
What does caramba mean in English?
interjection
- 1
colloquialgee, gosh (an expression of shock, surprise or anger)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. indica surpresa ou admiração
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of caramba
- caramba! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caramba?
- Brazil /kaˈɾɐ̃.bɐ/
- Portugal /kɐˈɾɐ̃.bɐ/
- Portugal /kɐ.ˈɾɐ̃.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to caramba
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caramba in Portuguese?
caramba appears 19 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).