Etymology

caramba

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Today it means: Exclamation of surprise or dismay.; gosh!, darn! Full definition →

Spanish caramba
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromcaramba
  2. English todaycaramba

Borrowed from Spanish caramba, a euphemism for the real expletive carajo.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.