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What does «¡güáy!» mean in Dominican Spanish?
¡güáy!
ow! oh!
| Meaning | ow! oh! |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | ¡ay! |
| Register | Colloquial |
«¡Güáy, mamá!»
Ow, mom!
A cry of pain, fear or surprise. Nothing to do with Spain's «guay», which means cool.
Related Dominican words
- anda pal diablo — get out of here!
- dizque / dique — supposedly
- el disparate — nonsense, junk
- el lío — trouble, a mess
- el reguero — a mess
- hablador / habladora — a big talker
- mi amor / mi vida — sweetie (to strangers)
- na' — nothing
- na'quená — no two ways about it
- no bulto — no cap, for real
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