muy

See also: muþ

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish muy.

Adverb

muy (not comparable)

1. (informal, US, chiefly in Latin-American contexts) very
   • 1995, Drema Crist, Janette Park, & Marc Sorace, "Last-Second Sound Bites", The Chronicle, (Duke University), 30 November 1995:

     Spacehog are a perfectly nice band, with pleasantly strummed guitars, a crisp pop sensibility, and muy cute vocals on this side of awkward, but after Blur, Ride, Lush, Oasis, Stone Roses, Elastica, and what have you, Resident Alien is just the proverbial straw on this overworked and overbroke camel's back.

   • 1999, Terri de la Peña, Faults, Alyson Books (1999), →ISBN, page 163:

     In her rosy two-piece traveling outfit, Adela looks muy cute as she walks toward us.

   • 2007, John Lannert, "Crossover King", Billboard, 9 June 2007:

     But such is the case with Enrique Iglesias, the muy handsome son of Julio, who is known to his fans these days simply as Enrique.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:muy.

Anagrams

• Yum, yum

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Ladino

Etymology

From Ladino muito, from Latin multus (“much, many”).

Adverb

1. very

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Portuguese

Adverb

muy

1. Obsolete spelling of mui.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish muito, from Latin multus (“much, many”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmui/ [ˈmui̯]
• IPA^(key): /ˈmwi/ [ˈmwi]

Adverb

muy

1. very

   Tengo un coche muy caro.

   I have a very expensive car.

See also

• mucho

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001

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Tzotzil

Verb

muy

1. (intransitive) to climb

   muy ta teʼ / vits

   to climb (a) tree / mountain

References

• Laughlin, Robert M. [et al.] (1988) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of Santo Domingo Zinacantán, vol. I. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.