carai

See also: Caraí

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: caré, carée, carées, carer, carés, carez

Verb

carai

1. first-person singular past historic of carer

Galician

Etymology

From carallo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑˈɾaj]

Noun

carai m (plural carais)

1. (euphemistic) a mild, colloquial alternative form of carallo

   Synonym: carainas

   Ese coche é caro de carai! ― That car is damned expensive!

Interjection

carai

1. (mildly vulgar, colloquial, minced oath) rats!

   Synonyms: carainas, corno, caracha, carafio

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “carai”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “carai”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “carai”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾaj/ [kaˈɾaɪ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈɾaj/

Noun

carai m (plural carais)

1. (Brazil, Northeastern Portugal) Eye dialect spelling of caralho.

Interjection

carai!

1. (Brazil, Northeastern Portugal) Eye dialect spelling of caralho.

Welsh

Alternative forms

• carsai

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkarai̯/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkarɛ/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːrai̯/, /ˈkarai̯/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːrɛ/, /ˈkarɛ/

Verb

carai

1. third-person singular imperfect indicative/imperfect subjunctive/conditional of caru

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
carai	garai	ngharai	charai
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.