cariño

See also: carino and Carino

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain, but possibly via Aragonese cariño, from Latin carere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɾiɲo/ [kaˈɾi.ɲo]

• Audio (Latin America):

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• Rhymes: -iɲo
• Syllabification: ca‧ri‧ño

Noun

cariño m (plural cariños)

1. affection, fondness

   Synonyms: afecto, amistad, aprecio, estima, querencia

2. caress
3. (vocative) dear, darling, honey, love

   Synonyms: amor, cielo, tesoro, vida

   Cariño, ya estoy en casa.

   Honey, I'm home.

4. gift

   Synonyms: dádiva, regalo, obsequio

5. wistfulness

   Synonyms: añoranza, nostalgia

Usage notes

• This noun does not have a feminine form; even when addressing females, the used form is invariable.

Derived terms

• cariñar
• (diminutive) cariñito
• cariñoso
• descariñarse
• descariño
• encariñar

 

Related terms

• caro

 

Descendants

• → Catalan: carinyo
• → Portuguese: carinho

Further reading

• “cariño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28