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How to Say "holy cow!" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “holy cow!” is “jesucristo” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishB1
interjectionB1informal
exclamation of disbelief
A colorful illustration of a person expressing intense shock or surprise, with wide eyes and their mouth wide open in astonishment, holding their hands up near their face.

Examples

¡Jesucristo, qué calor hace hoy!

Jesus Christ, it's so hot today!

¡Jesucristo! Casi chocamos con ese coche.

Oh my God! We almost crashed into that car.

Punctuation

When used as a shout or exclamation, it is usually followed by an exclamation mark (¡!) to show strong emotion.

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