careta

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See also: caréta, caretă, and caretã

Catalan

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Wikipedia ca

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From cara +‎ -eta.

Noun

careta f (plural caretes)

  1. mask
    Synonyms: màsquera, màscara
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the translingual genus name.

Noun

careta f (plural caretes)

  1. loggerhead turtle
    Synonyms: tortuga babaua, tortuga careta

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From cara +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ca‧re‧ta

Noun

careta f (plural caretas)

  1. grimace, smirk; face
  2. mask
    Synonym: máscara

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Macanese: caréta

Noun

careta m or f by sense (plural caretas)

  1. (Brazil, slang) square (socially conventional person)

Adjective

careta m or f (plural caretas)(Brazil, slang)

  1. straightedge (avoiding drugs)
  2. square (not up-to-date with trends)
    Synonym: quadrado

Spanish

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Etymology

From cara (“face”) +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈɾeta/
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: ca‧re‧ta

Noun

careta f (plural caretas)

  1. face mask, face screen (disguise, fencing, medical protection, etc.)
  2. (figurative) any means of occlusion
  3. (cooking) pork cheek (careta de cerdo)

Adjective

careta f

  1. feminine singular of careto

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