carito

See also: Carito

Latin

Participle

caritō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of caritus

Portuguese

Etymology

From caro (“expensive”) +‎ -ito (“a bit”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾi.tu/

• (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)

1. (Portugal) small hole in a container, or a peg welded to its inner side, to mark a specific capacity.
2. Synonym of feijão-frade (“black-eyed pea”)

Adjective

carito (feminine carita, masculine plural caritos, feminine plural caritas)

1. a bit expensive

Related terms

• caro
• feijão-carito

Further reading

• “carito”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “carito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024