English

Adverb

muy ‎(not comparable)

1. (informal) very
   • 1995, Drema Crist, Janette Park, & Marc Sorace, "Last-Second Sound Bites", The Chronicle, (Duke University), 30 November 1995:

     Spacehog are a perfectly nice band, with pleasantly strummed guitars, a crisp pop sensibility, and muy cute vocals on this side of awkward, but after Blur, Ride, Lush, Oasis, Stone Roses, Elastica, and what have you, Resident Alien is just the proverbial straw on this overworked and overbroke camel's back.

   • 1999, Terri de la Peña, Faults, Alyson Books (1999), ISBN 9781555834784, page 163:

     In her rosy two-piece traveling outfit, Adela looks muy cute as she walks toward us.

   • 2007, John Lannert, "Crossover King", Billboard, 9 June 2007:

     But such is the case with Enrique Iglesias, the muy handsome son of Julio, who is known to his fans these days simply as Enrique.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:muy.

Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish muito, from Latin multus ‎(“much, many”).

Adverb

muy ‎(Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling מויי)

1. very

Portuguese

Adverb

muy

1. Obsolete spelling of mui

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish muito, from Latin multus ‎(“much, many”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mwi/, /muj/

Adverb

muy

1. very

   Tengo un coche muy caro.

   I have a very expensive car.

See also

• mucho

Tzotzil

Verb

muy

1. (intransitive) to climb

   muy ta te' / vits - to climb (a) tree / mountain

References

• Laughlin, Robert M. [et al.] (1988) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of Santo Domingo Zinacantán, vol. I. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.