carey

See also: Carey

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Taíno carey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɾei/ [kaˈɾei̯]

• Audio (Peru):

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• Rhymes: -ei
• Syllabification: ca‧rey

Noun

carey m (plural careyes)

1. hawksbill turtle
2. (uncountable) tortoiseshell

Derived terms

• tortuga de carey

Descendants

• → Catalan: carei
• → Tagalog: karay

Further reading

• “carey”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10