careta

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kəˈɾɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kəˈɾə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈɾe.ta]

From cara +‎ -eta.

careta f (plural caretes)

1. mask

   Synonyms: màsquera, màscara

• careta antigàs

From the translingual genus name.

careta f (plural caretes)

1. loggerhead turtle

   Synonyms: tortuga babaua, tortuga careta

• “careta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “careta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “careta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “careta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From cara +‎ -eta.

• Rhymes: -etɐ
• Hyphenation: ca‧re‧ta

careta f (plural caretas)

1. grimace, smirk; face
2. mask

   Synonym: máscara

• careto

• Macanese: caréta

careta m or f by sense (plural caretas)

1. (Brazil, slang) square (socially conventional person)

careta m or f (plural caretas)(Brazil, slang)

1. straightedge (avoiding drugs)
2. square (not up-to-date with trends)

   Synonym: quadrado

From cara (“face”) +‎ -eta.

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɾeta/ [kaˈɾe.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: ca‧re‧ta

careta f (plural caretas)

1. face mask, face screen (disguise, fencing, medical protection, etc.)
2. (figurative) any means of occlusion
3. (cooking) pork cheek (careta de cerdo)

careta f

1. feminine singular of careto

• “careto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024