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maravilla

wonder

noun mah-rah-BEE-yah Rare

Also means

marvel

Usage Note

Maravilla expresses amazement or something wondrous — las siete maravillas del mundo (the seven wonders of the world). It is also an interjection: ¡Qué maravilla! (How wonderful!). The verb maravillar means 'to amaze,' and the reflexive maravillarse means 'to be amazed.'

Examples

"¡Qué maravilla de paisaje!"

Natural Translation

What a wonderful landscape!

Literal Translation

What wonder of landscape!

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