caray

Spanish

Etymology

A euphemism of carajo. Compare Portuguese carai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɾai/ [kaˈɾai̯]
• Rhymes: -ai
• Syllabification: ca‧ray

Interjection

caray

1. (euphemistic) crikey, wow, good heavens, golly, gosh, whoa, man, boy, blimey (expresses surprise, astonishment)
2. heck, darn, gee, shucks, hell, geez, jeez, dang (expresses disturbance, anger, frustration, annoyance)

Further reading

• “caray”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10