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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cariño.[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iɲu
- Hyphenation: ca‧ri‧nho
Noun
carinho m (plural carinhos)
- fondness, affection
- endearment
- caress
References
- ^ “carinho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- ^ “carinho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- ^ “carinho”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- ^ “carinho”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024