vaya

See also: vaþa

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈbaʝa/ [ˈba.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈbaʃa/ [ˈba.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈbaʒa/ [ˈba.ʒa]

Rhymes: -aʝa
Syllabification: va‧ya
Homophones: baya, (ll-y neutralization) valla

Etymology 1

From ir.

Interjection

vaya

expresses surprise: wow!, why, oh!, whoa!, well!, man!, boy!
Synonym: anda
expresses dismay, worry, indignation or frustration: gee!, jeez!, gosh!, why, man!, oh dear!
(before a noun) what a ...
Synonyms: qué, menudo

¡Vaya coche que tiene tu hermana!
What a car your sister has!
(colloquial, at the end of a sentence) you know, like, y'know
No me gustan las gambas, las almejas... El marisco, vaya.
I don't like shrimp, clams... Seafood, you know.
go!, leave!, go away! (technically an imperative but can function as an interjection in this sense)

Derived terms

Verb

vaya

inflection of ir:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian baia.

Noun

vaya f (plural vayas)

joke; taunt
Synonyms: broma, burla, mofa

Descendants

→ Portuguese: vaia

Further reading

“vaya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Zazaki

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [vɑːˈɑ]
Hyphenation: va‧ya

Noun

vaya

Alternative form of vaye

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