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para caramba

Portuguese, adverb/pa.ɾɐ kaˈɾɐ̃.bɐ/

para caramba is a Portuguese adverb meaning “loads of, lots of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does para caramba mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    colloquialloads of, lots of

    Comi carne para caramba.

  2. 2

    colloquialreally; quite

    Este prédio é feio para caramba!

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of para caramba

  • pra caramba alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce para caramba?

  • Brazil /pa.ɾɐ kaˈɾɐ̃.bɐ/
  • Brazil /pɾa kaˈɾɐ̃.bɐ/
  • Portugal /pɐ.ɾɐ kɐˈɾɐ̃.bɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.