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Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese caridade, from Latin cāritātem (“dearness, charity”), from cārus (“dear”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɾiˈdade/
- Rhymes: -ade
- Hyphenation: ca‧ri‧da‧de
Noun
caridade f (plural caridades)
- (uncountable) charity (providing of goods or money)
- a charitable act
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese caridade, from Latin cāritātem (“dearness, charity”), from cārus (“dear”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros.
Pronunciation
Noun
caridade f (plural caridades)
- (uncountable) charity (providing of goods or money)
- Synonyms: bondade, compaixão, solidariedade
- a charitable act
Further reading