cariño

See also: Cariño, carino, and Carino

Spanish

Etymology

UncertainCategory:Spanish terms with unknown etymologies#CARINO, but possibly via AragoneseCategory:Spanish terms derived from Aragonese#CARINO carinyo, from LatinCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#CARINO carēre.

Pronunciation

Noun

cariño m (plural cariños)Category:Spanish lemmas#CARINOCategory:Spanish nouns#CARINOCategory:Spanish countable nouns#CARINOCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#CARINOCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#CARINOCategory:Pages with entries#CARIÑOCategory:Pages with 1 entry#CARIÑO

  1. affection, fondness
    Synonyms: afecto, amistad, aprecio, estima, querencia
  2. caress
    Synonyms: caricia, carantoña
  3. (vocative) dear, darling, honey, love
    Synonyms: amor, cielo, tesoro, vida
    Cariño, ya estoy en casa.
    Honey, I'm home.
    Category:Spanish terms with usage examples#CARINO
  4. gift
    Synonyms: dádiva, regalo, obsequio
  5. wistfulness
    Synonyms: añoranza, nostalgia

Usage notes

  • This noun does not have a feminine form; even when addressing women, the used form is invariable.

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Further reading

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