acariciar

Catalan

Etymology

From a- +‎ carícia +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.kə.ɾi.siˈa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [a.ka.ɾi.siˈaɾ]
• Homophone: acaricià
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

acariciar (first-person singular present acaricio, first-person singular preterite acaricií, past participle acariciat)

1. to caress
2. to stroke, pet

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Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ carícia +‎ -ar.

Verb

1. (transitive) to stroke (to move one's hand or an object over the surface of)
2. (transitive) to pet (fondle (an animal))
3. (transitive) to pet (fondle (another person) amorously)
4. (transitive) to caress (touch or kiss lovingly)
5. Template:pt-verb-form-of

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• cariciar (rare or archaic)

Etymology

From a- +‎ caricia +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /akaɾiˈθjaɾ/ [a.ka.ɾiˈθjaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /akaɾiˈsjaɾ/ [a.ka.ɾiˈsjaɾ]

Verb

1. to caress

   Synonyms: hacer cariño, regalonear

2. to fondle
3. to stroke
4. to pet

Derived terms

• acariciable
• acariciador

 

Further reading

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