Where does “caramba” come from?

caramba (English) comes from Spanish caramba, from Spanish carajo — cock.

caramba (English): Exclamation of surprise or dismay.; golly!

Definitions

  1. Exclamation of surprise or dismay.; golly!

Ancestry of “caramba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcarambagee, gosh, shucks, blimey, darn
2Spanishcarajocock
Every word from Spanish carajo →Every word from Spanish caramba →
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