caraba (spanish) - meaning, definition, translation, pronunciation

Part of speech

Noun

Phonetic transcription

/karaˈβa/

Translation options into English

The word "caraba" can be translated to English as "face" or "head" in colloquial Salvadoran Spanish.

Meaning

In Salvadoran Spanish, "caraba" is commonly used to refer to someone's face or head. It is a term often used in a friendly or colloquial way. This word is mainly used in oral speech and is less common in written contexts.

Example sentences

1. Spanish: ¡Qué bonita caraba tienes hoy!
   English: What a beautiful face you have today!

2. Spanish: ¡Me duele la caraba de tanto pensar!
   English: My head hurts from thinking too much!

Idiomatic Expressions

In Salvadoran Spanish, "caraba" is often used in various idiomatic expressions. Here are some examples:

1. Spanish: estar hasta la caraba
   English: to be fed up

2. Spanish: dejar la caraba
   English: to forget, to lose the train of thought

3. Spanish: tener algo en la caraba
   English: to be stubborn

4. Spanish: hablar hasta por los codos/la caraba
   English: to talk a lot

5. Spanish: irse por la caraba
   English: to go off on a tangent

6. Spanish: estar cara a la caraba
   English: to be face to face

7. Spanish: estar en la caraba
   English: to be in trouble

8. Spanish: sacar algo en la caraba
   English: to bluff about something

Etymology

The origin of the word "caraba" in Salvadoran Spanish is from the Nahuatl language, spoken by the indigenous peoples of El Salvador and Central America.

Synonyms and Antonyms

• Synonyms: rostro (face), cabeza (head)
• Antonyms: espalda (back), pie (foot)