caridade

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese caridade, from Latin cāritātem (“dearness, charity”), from cārus (“dear”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros.

Noun

caridade f (plural caridades)

1. (uncountable) charity (providing of goods or money)
2. a charitable act

Related terms

• caritativo
• caro

 

Further reading

• “caridade” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese caridade, from Latin cāritātem (“dearness, charity”), from cārus (“dear”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾiˈda.d͡ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾiˈda.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ɾiˈda.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾiˈda.dɨ/ [kɐ.ɾiˈða.ðɨ]

• Hyphenation: ca‧ri‧da‧de

Noun

caridade f (plural caridades)

1. (uncountable) charity (providing of goods or money)

   Synonyms: bondade, compaixão, solidariedade

2. a charitable act

Related terms

• acaridar
• caridoso
• caritativo
• caro
• descaridoso

 

Further reading

• “caridade” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.