rayos

/ˈraʝos/ · A2 · intj

dang it, goddammit, heck

⚡ rayos = lightning bolts; a mild oath like English blast it or thunderation

Rayos is the plural of rayo, from Latin radius (ray, spoke), which also gave English ray and radius. Spanish speakers shout the weather word as a soft curse, the same way English uses blazes or thunder. Sound hook: RAH-yos, close to rays.

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