careto

See also: ĉareto

Latin

Verb

carētō

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From careta (“grimace, mask”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾe.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾe.to/

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

Noun

careto m (plural caretos)

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

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From cara +‎ -eto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈɾeto/ [kaˈɾe.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Syllabification: ca‧re‧to

Adjective

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

careto m (plural caretos)

  1. (colloquial) face

Derived terms

Further reading

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