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caro.

meat, flesh; the_body; pulpy/fleshy/soft parts (plant), sapwood; low passions;

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈka.roː]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.ro][ˈkaː.roː]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.ro]

  1. flesh, meat of an animal

    declension-3 · literally
    Carne opus est, sī satur esse velīs.

  2. flesh, meat of an animal flesh of the human body, as the seat of the passions

    declension-3 · literally

  3. pulp of a fruit

    declension-3 · metonymically

  4. soft part of a precious stone

    declension-3 · metonymically

  5. richness of discourse

    declension-3 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *karō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-. Cognate with Dutch scheren, German scheren, Danish skære, Norwegian skjære, Swedish skära; and (from Indo-European) with Ancient Greek κείρω (keírō, “to cut off”), English shear, Albanian harr (“to cut, to mow”), Lithuanian ski̇̀rti (“to separate”), Welsh ysgar (“separate”). See also sharp.

noun[ˈka.roː]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.ro][ˈkaː.roː]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.ro]

  1. dative/ablative singular of caros

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

adj[ˈka.roː]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.ro][ˈkaː.roː]Classical-Latin[ˈkaː.ro]

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of cārus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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