una barbaridad

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “an atrocity”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌuna baɾbaɾiˈdad/ [ˌu.na β̞aɾ.β̞a.ɾiˈð̞að̞]
• Syllabification: u‧na bar‧ba‧ri‧dad

Adverb

una barbaridad

1. (idiomatic) a lot, very much

   Te amo una barbaridad

   I love you very much

Further reading

• “una barbaridad”, 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