careto

See also: ĉareto

Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) carētō

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of careō

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Portuguese

careto

Etymology

From careta (“grimace, mask”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ca‧re‧to

Noun

careto m (plural caretos)

1. (regional, Portugal) a masked figure in the Portuguese carnival tradition of Trás-os-Montes

Further reading

• careto on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

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Spanish

Adjective

careto (feminine careta, masculine plural caretos, feminine plural caretas)

1. white-headed and black-bodied

Noun

careto m (plural caretos)

1. (colloquial) face

Derived terms

• dar el careto
• lirón careto

Further reading

• “careto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014