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híjole in English

gosh, oh no (informal) interjection Latin America

Number 1,973 of the 5,000 most used words in Latin American Spanish.

Example

¡Híjole, otra vez se fue la luz!

Oh no, the power's gone off again!

In Spain

At this place in the list: jo (gosh, ugh).

Before: el/la criado · Next: la croqueta

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