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acarinhar.

to pet, to caress

9 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.ka.ɾĩˈɲa(ʁ)/Brazil[a.ka.ɾĩˈj̃a(h)]Brazil/a.ka.ɾĩˈɲa(ɾ)/São-Paulo[a.ka.ɾĩˈj̃a(ɾ)]São-Paulo
  1. to pet, to caress

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Galician-Portuguese a- Portuguese a- Portuguese carinho Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old Galician-Portuguese -ar Portuguese -ar Portuguese acarinhar From a- + carinho + -ar.

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