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Galician
Etymology
Attested since circa 1800. From a- + cariño (“caress”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /akaɾiˈɲaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Hyphenation: a‧ca‧ri‧ñar
Verb
acariñar (first-person singular present acariño, first-person singular preterite acariñei, past participle acariñado)
- to fondle, caress
- Synonyms: acariciar, afagar, aloumiñar, cofar
Conjugation
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “acariñar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “acariñar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “acariñar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN