carinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From cara +‎ -inha.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [kaˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [kaˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾi.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/

• Hyphenation: ca‧ri‧nha

Noun

carinha f (plural carinhas)

1. diminutive of cara (“face”)
2. smiley, emoticon

Noun

carinha m (plural carinhas)

1. (Brazil) diminutive of cara (“guy”)

Further reading

• “carinha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024