caricia

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See also: carícia and cariciá

Portuguese

Verb

caricia

  1. inflection of cariciar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /kaˈɾiθja/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kaˈɾisja/
  • Rhymes: -iθja
  • Rhymes: -isja
  • Syllabification: ca‧ri‧cia

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian carezza.

Noun

caricia f (plural caricias)

  1. caress
    Synonyms: cariño, carantoña
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

caricia

  1. inflection of cariciar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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