"careca" meaning in Portuguese

See careca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kaˈɾɛ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /kaˈɾɛ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /kaˈɾɛ.ka/ [Southern-Brazil], /kɐˈɾɛ.kɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: carecas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkɐ Etymology: Unknown. Suggested derivations include: * From carecer (“to lack”) + -eca. Etymology templates: {{unk|pt}} Unknown, {{suffix|pt|carecer|eca|gloss1=to lack}} carecer (“to lack”) + -eca Head templates: {{pt-adj}} careca m or f (plural carecas)
  1. bald (having no hair on the head) Tags: feminine, masculine Derived forms: estar careca de
    Sense id: en-careca-pt-adj-tCFn33Zb Categories (other): Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 17 33 13 37

Noun

IPA: /kaˈɾɛ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /kaˈɾɛ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /kaˈɾɛ.ka/ [Southern-Brazil], /kɐˈɾɛ.kɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: carecas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkɐ Etymology: Unknown. Suggested derivations include: * From carecer (“to lack”) + -eca. Etymology templates: {{unk|pt}} Unknown, {{suffix|pt|carecer|eca|gloss1=to lack}} carecer (“to lack”) + -eca Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} careca f (plural carecas)
  1. bald patch Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-careca-pt-noun-kM7VW6R1 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender, Hair Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 76 5 4 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 87 3 2 3 2 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 8 68 10 14 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 17 33 13 37 Disambiguation of Hair: 19 81 0 0
  2. a shaved head Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-careca-pt-noun-T8DyuMl3 Categories (other): Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 17 33 13 37

Noun

IPA: /kaˈɾɛ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /kaˈɾɛ.kɐ/ [Brazil], /kaˈɾɛ.ka/ [Southern-Brazil], /kɐˈɾɛ.kɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: carecas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkɐ Etymology: Unknown. Suggested derivations include: * From carecer (“to lack”) + -eca. Etymology templates: {{unk|pt}} Unknown, {{suffix|pt|carecer|eca|gloss1=to lack}} carecer (“to lack”) + -eca Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense}} careca m or f by sense (plural carecas)
  1. baldie, a bald person Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-careca-pt-noun-X2ZzzhgP Categories (other): Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Portuguese nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 21 24 13 42 Disambiguation of Portuguese nouns with irregular gender: 17 33 13 37

Inflected forms

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