careta
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
careta f (plural caretes)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From the translingual genus name.
Noun edit
careta f (plural caretes)
- loggerhead turtle
- Synonyms: tortuga babaua, tortuga careta
Further reading edit
- “careta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “careta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “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 edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ca‧re‧ta
Noun edit
careta f (plural caretas)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Macanese: caréta
Adjective edit
careta m or f (plural caretas)
- (Brazil, colloquial) straightedge (avoiding drugs)
- (Brazil, colloquial) square (not up-to-date with trends)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
careta f
Further reading edit
- “careto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014