Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʊi/, /mui/, /mɔɪ/, /mwiː/
Adverb
muy (not comparable)
- (informal, US, chiefly in Latin-American contexts) Very.
1995 November 30, Drema Crist, Janette Park, Marc Sorace, “Last-Second Sound Bites”, in The Chronicle, Duke University: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, published 1999, →ISBN, page 163:In her rosy two-piece traveling outfit, Adela looks muy cute as she walks toward us.
2007 June 9, John Lannert, “Crossover King”, in Billboard: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.
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmui/ [ˈmui̯]
- Rhymes: -ui
- Syllabification: muy
- IPA(key): /ˈmwi/ [ˈmwi]
Adverb
muy
- very
- Synonyms: re-, -ísimo
Tengo un coche muy caro.- I have a very expensive car.