muy

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muy

[ˈmuj]

Sounds like mui · Rhymes with uj

Where it comes from

Del castellano antiguo muit y muy, apócopes del castellano antiguo muito, este del latín multum ('mucho').

adverb

Expresa grado intenso, extenso o de abundancia de la característica del adjetivo o adverbio al que precede y es caracterizado como un adverbio de cantidad o modo. muy lejos; muy malo.
Similar: -ísimo, extremadamente, mogollón de, un taco de, que te cagas

In English

too (degree) to a high degree, very — see also very
very to a high degree
queer slang: very
wicked slang: very
very much to a very great extent

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Chicago

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BibTeX

@misc{muy_2026,
  title = {muy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/muy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}