acarinhar

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ carinho +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ka.ɾĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [a.ka.ɾĩˈj̃a(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.ka.ɾĩˈɲa(ɾ)/ [a.ka.ɾĩˈj̃a(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.ka.ɾĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [a.ka.ɾĩˈj̃a(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ka.ɾiˈɲa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.kɐ.ɾiˈɲaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.kɐ.ɾiˈɲa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: a‧ca‧ri‧nhar

Verb

acarinhar (first-person singular present acarinho, first-person singular preterite acarinhei, past participle acarinhado)

  1. (transitive) to pet, to caress
    Synonyms: acariciar, adular

Conjugation