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careto

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See also: ĉareto

Latin

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Verb

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carētō

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

Portuguese

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careto

Etymology

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From careta (grimace, mask).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -etu
  • Hyphenation: ca‧re‧to

Noun

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careto m (plural caretos)

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

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From cara +‎ -eto.

Adjective

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

  1. white-headed and black-bodied
  2. (colloquial, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Venezuela) dirty-faced

Noun

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careto m (plural caretos)

  1. (colloquial) face

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