See also: carícia and cariciá

Portuguese

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Verb

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caricia

  1. inflection of cariciar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /kaˈɾiθja/ [kaˈɾi.θja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kaˈɾisja/ [kaˈɾi.sja]
  • Rhymes: -iθja
  • Rhymes: -isja
  • Syllabification: ca‧ri‧cia

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Italian carezza.

Noun

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caricia f (plural caricias)

  1. caress
    Synonyms: cariño, carantoña
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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caricia

  1. inflection of cariciar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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