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carona.

hitchhiking (act of a free transportation in a vehicle)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈɾõ.nɐ/Brazil/kɐˈɾo.nɐ/Portugal

  1. hitchhiking (act of a free transportation in a vehicle)

    Brazil · feminine

  2. ride, lift; carpool

    Brazil · feminine
    Você pode, por favor, me dar uma carona?

  3. hitchhiker

    Brazil · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish carona (“saddle”).

noun/kaˈɾõ.nɐ/Brazil/kɐˈɾo.nɐ/Portugal

  1. augmentative of cara (“face”)

    augmentative · feminine · form-of
Where this word comes from

From cara + -ona.

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