cariz

Galician

Alternative forms

• carís

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. Obscure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑˈɾiθ], (western) [kɑˈɾis]

Noun

cariz m (plural carices)

1. countenance; face

   Synonyms: cara, rostro

2. aspect; appearance; looks

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “carís”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cariz”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾiʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈɾiʃ/

• Hyphenation: ca‧riz

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish cariz.

Noun

cariz m (plural carizes)

1. aspect
2. character, nature

   Organizações de cariz social. ― Organisations with a social character.

Synonyms

• aspeto, caráter

Etymology 2

From cara +‎ -iz.

Noun

cariz m (plural carizes)

1. caraway (plant)

   Synonym: alcaravia

2. caraway (seed/fruit)

   Synonym: alcaravia

Spanish

Etymology

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Noun

cariz m (plural carices)

1. aspect, condition
2. appearance

Further reading

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