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careta.

grimace, smirk; face

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈɾe.tɐ/Brazil/kɐˈɾe.tɐ/Portugal

  1. grimace, smirk; face

    feminine

  2. mask

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese cara Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Middle French -ettebor. Old Galician-Portuguese -eta ▲ Italian -ettainflu. ▲ French -etteinflu. Portuguese -eta Portuguese careta From cara + -eta.

noun/kaˈɾe.tɐ/Brazil/kɐˈɾe.tɐ/Portugal

  1. square (socially conventional person)

    Brazil · by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese cara Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Middle French -ettebor. Old Galician-Portuguese -eta ▲ Italian -ettainflu. ▲ French -etteinflu. Portuguese -eta Portuguese careta From cara + -eta.

adj/kaˈɾe.tɐ/Brazil/kɐˈɾe.tɐ/Portugal

  1. straightedge (avoiding drugs)

    Brazil · feminine · masculine · slang

  2. square (not up-to-date with trends)

    Brazil · feminine · masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese cara Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Middle French -ettebor. Old Galician-Portuguese -eta ▲ Italian -ettainflu. ▲ French -etteinflu. Portuguese -eta Portuguese careta From cara + -eta.

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