carito
See also: Carito
Latin
Participle
caritō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of caritus
Portuguese
Etymology
From caro (“expensive”) + -ito (“a bit”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾi.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈɾi.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈɾi.tu/
- Hyphenation: ca‧ri‧to
Noun
carito m (plural caritos)
- (Portugal) small hole in a container, or a peg welded to its inner side, to mark a specific capacity.
- synonym of feijão-frade (“black-eyed pea”)
Adjective
carito (feminine carita, masculine plural caritos, feminine plural caritas)
- a bit expensive
Related terms
Further reading
- “carito”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “carito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025