cará

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cara"

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably borrowed from an indigenous language (possibly Tupi) from the southeast of Brazil. The first known use of the term is in the writings of Joseph of Anchieta (1534–1597).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈɾa/

• Hyphenation: ca‧rá

Noun

cará m (plural carás)

1. various species of Dioscorea and their edible tubers

   Synonym: inhame

2. (nonstandard) taro (Colocasia esculenta) and its edible tubers

   Synonyms: inhame, taioba

Descendants

• Hunsrik: Karaa

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɾa/ [kaˈɾa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ca‧rá

Noun

cará m (plural carás)

1. taro (Colocasia esculenta)
2. smooth-cheek eartheater (Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys)
3. chameleon cichlid (Australoheros facetus)