enorme
/eˈnoɾme/
The English slang term 'yuge' can be translated into Spanish as enorme.
The word is used to describe something of very great size.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, you may encounter the colloquial expressions a lo grande or a lo bestia to convey a sense of being extravagant, massive or huge.
How do you pronounce it?
/eˈnoɾme/
Did you know?
- The Spanish word enorme is a direct descendant of the Latin 'enormis', which was formed by combining a prefix meaning 'out of' with a root related to 'norm'.
- While enorme usually refers to size, in some Spanish-speaking cultures it can describe a person's heart corazón enorme to mean they are exceptionally generous or kind.
- While 'yuge' is an English slang pronunciation, if you want to sound similarly exaggerated in Spanish, you might use enormísimo, adding the suffix '-ísimo' to push the scale to its absolute limit.
Examples in context
- Esa es una casa enormeThat is a huge house
- Han construido un edificio grandiosoThey have built a huge building
- ¡Ese chocolate es gigante!That chocolate is huge!
- ¡Eso es requete enorme!That is super huge!
- ¡Ese coche es brutalmente grande!That car is amazingly huge!
- Fue una fiesta a lo grandeIt was a huge party
- Esa es una casa realmente enormeThat is a truly huge house
- ¡Enorme, ese edificio!Huge, that building!
- ¡Es una hamburguesa gigante! No creo que pueda comerla todaIt's a huge hamburger! I don't think I can eat it all
- Ese edificio es enorme.That building is huge.
- Tengo un problema enorme.I have a huge problem.
- El pastel es enorme.The cake is huge.
Example conversation
María and Daniel are looking at a new building.
- MaríaMira ese edificio, es enorme.Look at that building, it is huge.
- DanielSí, es el más grande de la ciudad.Yes, it is the largest in the city.
- MaríaParece que tiene un enorme estacionamiento.It looks like it has a huge parking lot.
- DanielSeguro que sí, Daniel.I bet it does, Daniel.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry enorme, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries enorme, CC BY-SA 4.0.