barbaridad

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɾbaɾiˈdad/ [baɾ.β̞a.ɾiˈð̞að̞]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: bar‧ba‧ri‧dad

Noun

barbaridad f (plural barbaridades)

1. barbarity
2. nonsense; something ridiculous
3. atrocity
4. (colloquial) (a) (heck of a) lot, (a) ridiculous amount

   hay que trabajar una barbaridad

   you have to work a heck of a lot

Derived terms

• una barbaridad

 

Related terms

• bárbaro

 

Interjection

¡qué barbaridad!

1. incredible!, unbelievable!

Further reading

• “barbaridad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28