carícia
See also: caricia and cariciá
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /kəˈɾi.si.ə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kaˈɾi.si.a/
- 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, 2023
- “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/
- (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)
- caress
- cuddle