carícia

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See also: caricia, and cariciá

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
IPA^(key): (Valencia)
Rhymes: -isia

Noun

carícia f (plural carícies)

caress
stroke, pet

Derived terms

acariciar

Further reading

“carícia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“carícia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“carícia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian carezza.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾi.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /kaˈɾi.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾi.si.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /kaˈɾi.sja/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈɾi.sjɐ/

Hyphenation: ca‧rí‧ci‧a

Noun

carícia f (plural carícias)

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