carícia

See also: caricia and cariciá

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈɾi.si.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈɾi.si.a]
• Rhymes: -isia

Noun

carícia f (plural carícies)

1. caress
2. 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/ [kaˈɾi.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /kaˈɾi.sjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾi.si.ɐ/ [kaˈɾi.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /kaˈɾi.sjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾi.si.a/ [kaˈɾi.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /kaˈɾi.sja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈɾi.sjɐ/

• Hyphenation: ca‧rí‧ci‧a

Noun

carícia f (plural carícias)

1. caress
2. cuddle