adjective/sobeˈɾano/
sovereign; royal, real (major, significant; an intensifier)
“A la noche siguiente sorprendieron al animal y le propinaron una soberana paliza.” — The following night, they surprised the animal and dealt it a royal thrashing.
From a Vulgar Latin root *superānus or *superiānus, from Latin super. Compare French souverain, Italian sovrano, soprano, Portuguese soberano, Catalan sobirà. Doublet of soprano, from Italian.