cariño

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cariño

  • [kaˈɾiɲo]

Rhymes with i.ɲo

Where it comes from

De origen incierto, posiblemente del aragonés carinyo, del latín careō, carēre ('carecer').

noun cariños

  1. Sentimiento de afecto o amor.
  2. plural Expresión de afecto o amor.
  3. se emplea como vocativo Persona objeto de cariño₁.
  4. Atención, cuidado o simpatía con que se lleva a cabo algo.

    Similar: afición, esmero

  5. Cosa que se regala por afecto o estimación.

    Similar: dádiva, regalo, obsequio

  6. Emoción de tristeza dulce al recordar algo o a alguien.

    Similar: añoranza, nostalgia

verb

  1. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de cariñar

In English

  • love object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart
  • honey term of affection — see also darling
  • sugar term of endearment
  • attachment strong bonding towards or with
  • affection feeling of love or strong attachment
  • darling often used as an affectionate term of address: person who is very dear to one
  • weakness special fondness
  • endearment an expression of affection
  • cutie cute person or animal

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BibTeX
@misc{carin_o_2026,
  title = {cariño},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/cari%C3%B1o},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}