Quite, in Spanish
Muy is Spanish for "very," borrowed into English in regions with Spanish influence.
It intensifies adjectives just as in Spanish: muy caliente, muy bueno.
The borrowing signals casual familiarity with Spanish or Spanglish, often playful: That salsa is muy delicioso.
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Quite, in Spanish
Muy is Spanish for "very," borrowed into English in regions with Spanish influence.
It intensifies adjectives just as in Spanish: muy caliente, muy bueno.
The borrowing signals casual familiarity with Spanish or Spanglish, often playful: That salsa is muy delicioso.
1. synonyms — tan, Yellowish-brown hue; bien (French for well); re (Concerning, in correspondence)
degree/intensitymuy ≠ poco Musical "a little"; nada · algo
Spanish-Portuguese words: bueno, grande, nuevo, alto, largo
multiply, mucho
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/muy