caro

See also Caro, and carro

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtsaɾo/

Noun

caro (plural caroj, accusative singular caron, accusative plural carojn)

1. tsar, czar

Derived terms

• carino (“tsarina”)

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Italian

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aro

Adjective

caro m (f cara, m plural cari, f plural care)

1. dear (beloved, or in the salutation of a letter), sweetheart
2. dear, precious, expensive

Derived terms

• carino
• carissimo

Noun

caro m (plural cari) (feminine: cara)

1. dear (darling)

Anagrams

• acro
• arco
• ocra
• orca
• roca

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Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *sker-. Cognate with Dutch scheren, German scheren, Norwegian skjære, Swedish skära; and (from Indo-European) with Ancient Greek κείρω (keirō, “I cut off”), English shear, Albanian harr (“to cut, to mow”), Lithuanian skìrti (“separate”), Welsh ysgar (“separate”). See also sharp.

Noun

carō (genitive carnis); f, third declension

1. meat, flesh
2. pulp of a fruit

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	carō	carnēs
genitive	carnis	carnum
dative	carnī	carnibus
accusative	carnem	carnēs
ablative	carne	carnibus
vocative	carō	carnēs

Related terms

carnālia carnālis carnālitas carnāliter carnārium

carnārius carnātus carneus carnifex carnificīna

carnificō carniger carnivorus carnōsus carnulentus

Descendants

Aromanian: carne Asturian: carne Catalan: carn Dalmatian: cuarne French: chair Friulian: cjar Gallo: chaérn

Italian: carne Old Portuguese: carne Portuguese: carne Romanian: carne Romansch: charn Sicilian: carni Spanish: carne

Etymology 2

Adjective

cārō

1. dative masculine singular of cārus
2. ablative masculine singular of cārus
3. dative neuter singular of cārus
4. ablative neuter singular of cārus

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

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Adjective

caro m (feminine cara plural caros feminine plural caras; comparable)

1. Greatly valued; dear; loved; lovable.
2. Of high price; expensive.

Inflection

  Inflection of the Portuguese adjective caro

• Adjectives with this inflection include: bonito, cuidadoso, perfeito.

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
positive	caro	cara	caros	caras
comparative	mais caro	mais cara	mais caros	mais caras
superlative	o mais caro caríssimo	a mais cara caríssima	os mais caros caríssimos	as mais caras caríssimas

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Spanish

Adjective

caro m (feminine cara, masculine plural caros, feminine plural caras)

1. dear
2. expensive

Synonyms

• (dear): querido
• (expensive): costoso

Related terms

• carero
• encarecer
• encarecimiento
• carestía
• careza
• caricia
• cariño

Adverb

caro

1. costly
   • 2009 June 4, Gerardo Lissardy, “Europa vota, con escepticismo y enfado”, BBC Mundo:

     Europa celebra elecciones legislativas a partir de este jueves marcada por problemas políticos y una crisis económica que podrían costarle caro a los partidos gobernantes...

     Europe celebrates legislative elections this Thursday marked by political problems and an economic crisis that could be costly for the ruling parties...

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Venetian

Noun

caro m (plural cari)

1. wagon, cart, lorry, truck

Adjective

caro m (f cara, m plural cari, f plural care)

1. dear (all senses)

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Welsh

Verb

caro

1. third-person singular subjunctive of caru