menudo=often {adjective} in the dictionary, is this right??

Question

menudo = often adjective

I looked this up in the dictionary here and the above is what is shown which is very confusing. Since "a menudo" = often {an adverb} and menudo = small, little, minute {an adjective}. Should this not be corrected?

Answer 1

menudo = small, tiny, trifling. A menudo = often.

Menudo also means intestines, or soup made from intestines. It's also the name of an annoying boy band.

Ricky Martin in his early days - BellaMargarita, Jan 20, 2011

i agree 100% with you Kevin but the dictionary is not shown that way so it is confusing. A little editing would go a long way to avoid the confusion. - foxluv, Jan 20, 2011

The main entry in the dictionary here is wrong. The body is correct, but the line at the top is not. - KevinB, Jan 20, 2011

Answer 2

Kevin está en lo cierto.

Además,en oraciones exclamativas “menudo” tiene a veces , un sentido ponderativo es decirpondera o alaba al término al que acompaña. Por tanto en frases exclamativas significa a veces, no pequeño,sino todo lo contrario:grande.

Ej: Juan se ha comprado un Ferrari.¡Menudo coche! (=te encanta el coche, es un gran coche).

¡Menuda fiesta!(=es una gran fiesta)

¡Menudo ladrón!(=es un gran ladrón,te asombra lo ladrón que es ese individuo)