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What does «tremendo / tremenda» mean in Dominican Spanish?
tremendo / tremenda
huge, quite a...
| Meaning | huge, quite a... |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | enorme, buenísimo o malísimo |
| Register | Colloquial |
«Tremenda comida. / Tremendo lío.»
Amazing food. / What a mess.
The universal intensifier. It goes before the noun and can be good or bad depending on context.
Related Dominican words
- allá tú — suit yourself
- bacano / vacano — awesome, cool
- chopo / chopa — tacky, low-class
- el disparate — nonsense, junk
- el lío — trouble, a mess
- jévi — cool, nice
- ni loco — not a chance
- chulo / chula — cute, nice
- dar brega — to be a hassle
- eso es así — that's just how it is
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