Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
pero que ya berreaba que era un gusto
English translation:
but who could already bawl like a champion
Spanish term
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
pero que ya berreaba que era un gusto
A la vista de muchos invitados curiosos, Doña Prudencia depositó ceremoniosamente a su hijo de algunos dïas, pero que ya berreaba que era un gusto, en un enorme cama de camagón y tíndalo, en medio de grandes almohadones albos, y entre finísimos encajes y colgaduras de raso y terciopelo.
Gracias,
Barbara
Dec 25, 2020 03:43: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Chef and ex-restauranteur
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Catalan to English, and 2 more.
but who could already bawl lustily
but which already displayed a powerful pair of lungs
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philgoddard
: Who, not which.
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To me, babies are "it" until they can walk and talk....
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Mexico
Dual-Native English & Spanish Translator
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, British, UK) , Spanish (Variants: Mexican, Standard-Spain, US, Ecuadorian , Dominican, Latin American, Peruvian, Colombian, Uruguayan, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Argentine, Chilean, Venezuelan, Costa Rican)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
but who already howled delightfully
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Cláudia Pinheiro Pereira
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¡Gracias Cláudia!
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philgoddard
: I think Pablo's reference suggests this is not the meaning.
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neilmac
: I like this (was considering something with "roared" myself)
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Thank you, Neilmac!
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Argentina
Resourceful, creative, passionate
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
but who already screamed like you wouldn't believe
que es, o que era, un gusto
1. locs. advs. coloqs. U. para ponderar la intensidad o rapidez con que sucede algo. Llovía que era un gusto.
https://dle.rae.es/gusto?m=form
Oxford's Collocations Dictionary lists "cry" and "scream" as most usual collocations for "baby."
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philgoddard
: Bonus points for the reference - I wasn't aware of this term - though I think neilmac's translation is fine.
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Thank you, Phil
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Discussion
But thanks to all, anyway.