"cariño" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /kaˈɾiɲo/, [kaˈɾi.ɲo] Forms: cariños [plural]
Rhymes: -iɲo Etymology: Uncertain, but possibly via Aragonese carinyo, from Latin carēre. Etymology templates: {{unc|es}} Uncertain, {{der|es|an|carinyo}} Aragonese carinyo, {{der|es|la|careō|carēre}} Latin carēre Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} cariño m (plural cariños)
  1. affection, fondness Tags: masculine Synonyms: afecto, amistad, aprecio, estima, querencia
    Sense id: en-cariño-es-noun-TKIeGbsE Categories (other): Love Disambiguation of Love: 55 2 38 2 3
  2. caress Tags: masculine Synonyms: caricia, carantoña
    Sense id: en-cariño-es-noun-g5d5NAyQ
  3. (vocative) dear, darling, honey, love Tags: masculine, vocative Synonyms: amor, cielo, tesoro, vida
    Sense id: en-cariño-es-noun-EJ~XSvXF
  4. gift Tags: masculine Synonyms: dádiva, regalo, obsequio
    Sense id: en-cariño-es-noun-oZVLFadF
  5. wistfulness Tags: masculine Synonyms: añoranza, nostalgia
    Sense id: en-cariño-es-noun-F7lybcMm Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms of address Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 9 17 2 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 6 30 2 57 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 8 8 28 2 55 Disambiguation of Spanish terms of address: 6 6 19 3 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cariñar, cariñito [diminutive], cariñoso, descariñarse, descariño, encariñar Related terms: caro

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cariñar"
    },
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      "word": "cariñito"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cariñoso"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "descariñarse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "encariñar"
    }
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      "lang_code": "ca",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "carinyo"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "carinho"
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Aragonese carinyo",
      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
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      "expansion": "Latin carēre",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain, but possibly via Aragonese carinyo, from Latin carēre.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cariños",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ca‧ri‧ño"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ca‧ri‧ño"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
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    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "55 2 38 2 3",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      "links": [
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          "affection",
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        [
          "fondness",
          "fondness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "afecto"
        },
        {
          "word": "amistad"
        },
        {
          "word": "aprecio"
        },
        {
          "word": "estima"
        },
        {
          "word": "querencia"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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          "caress"
        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "caricia"
        },
        {
          "word": "carantoña"
        }
      ],
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    },
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          ],
          "english": "Honey, I'm home.",
          "text": "Cariño, ya estoy en casa.",
          "translation": "Honey, I'm home.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dear, darling, honey, love"
      ],
      "id": "en-cariño-es-noun-EJ~XSvXF",
      "links": [
        [
          "dear",
          "dear"
        ],
        [
          "darling",
          "darling"
        ],
        [
          "honey",
          "honey"
        ],
        [
          "love",
          "love"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(vocative) dear, darling, honey, love"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "amor"
        },
        {
          "word": "cielo"
        },
        {
          "word": "tesoro"
        },
        {
          "word": "vida"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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        "gift"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "gift",
          "gift"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dádiva"
        },
        {
          "word": "regalo"
        },
        {
          "word": "obsequio"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "8 9 17 2 65",
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        {
          "_dis": "5 6 30 2 57",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 6 19 3 65",
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          "name": "Spanish terms of address",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wistfulness"
      ],
      "id": "en-cariño-es-noun-F7lybcMm",
      "links": [
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          "wistfulness",
          "wistfulness"
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "añoranza"
        },
        {
          "word": "nostalgia"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈɾiɲo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈɾi.ɲo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iɲo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cariño"
}
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    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish endearing terms",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish masculine nouns",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms derived from Aragonese",
    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
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    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with unknown etymologies",
    "es:Love"
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    {
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    },
    {
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        "diminutive"
      ],
      "word": "cariñito"
    },
    {
      "word": "cariñoso"
    },
    {
      "word": "descariñarse"
    },
    {
      "word": "descariño"
    },
    {
      "word": "encariñar"
    }
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      "lang_code": "ca",
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    },
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "carinho"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "careō",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    "ca‧ri‧ño"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "ca‧ri‧ño"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "affection, fondness"
      ],
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        [
          "affection",
          "affection"
        ],
        [
          "fondness",
          "fondness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "afecto"
        },
        {
          "word": "amistad"
        },
        {
          "word": "aprecio"
        },
        {
          "word": "estima"
        },
        {
          "word": "querencia"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "caress"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "caress",
          "caress"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "caricia"
        },
        {
          "word": "carantoña"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "english": "Honey, I'm home.",
          "text": "Cariño, ya estoy en casa.",
          "translation": "Honey, I'm home.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dear, darling, honey, love"
      ],
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          "dear",
          "dear"
        ],
        [
          "darling",
          "darling"
        ],
        [
          "honey",
          "honey"
        ],
        [
          "love",
          "love"
        ]
      ],
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        "(vocative) dear, darling, honey, love"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "amor"
        },
        {
          "word": "cielo"
        },
        {
          "word": "tesoro"
        },
        {
          "word": "vida"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gift"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gift",
          "gift"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dádiva"
        },
        {
          "word": "regalo"
        },
        {
          "word": "obsequio"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wistfulness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wistfulness",
          "wistfulness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "añoranza"
        },
        {
          "word": "nostalgia"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈɾiɲo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈɾi.ɲo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iɲo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cariño"
}

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