careta
See also: caréta, caretă, and caretã
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kəˈɾə.tə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kəˈɾɛ.tə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kaˈɾe.ta/
Etymology 1
cara + -eta
Noun
careta f (plural caretes)
- mask
- Synonyms: màsquera, màscara
Derived terms
- careta antigàs
Etymology 2
From the translingual genus name.
Noun
careta f (plural caretes)
- loggerhead turtle
- Synonym: tortuga careta
Further reading
- “careta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “careta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “careta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “careta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
From cara + -eta.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ca‧re‧ta
Noun
careta f (plural caretas)
- grimace, smirk; face
- mask
- Synonym: máscara
Derived terms
- careto
Adjective
careta m or f (plural caretas)
- (slang) straightedge (avoiding drugs)
- (slang) square (not up-to-date with trends)
Spanish
Etymology
From cara (“face”) + -eta.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ca‧re‧ta
Noun
careta f (plural caretas)
- face mask, face screen (disguise, fencing, medical protection, etc.)
- (figurative) any means of occlusion
- (cooking) pork cheek (careta de cerdo)
Adjective
careta f
- feminine singular of careto
Further reading
- “careto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014