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caro¹

  • [ˈkaɾo] Colombia

Rhymes with a.ɾo

Where it comes from

Del latín carus ('querido'), del protoindoeuropeo *kāro-.

adjective caros · cara · caras · carísimo

  1. Que tiene un alto valor o costo; que excede mucho del valor o estimación regular.

    Similar: costoso · Opposite: barato, económico

  2. literary, outdated Amado, querido; que es objeto de gran estima. Parésceme que te plaze saber, muy caro amigo, quál es el fundamento de aquestos començadores de nueva seta que rotamente les plase en general de todas las mugeres maldesir.

    Similar: estimado

  3. literary, outdated Que ocasiona grandes dificultades.

adverb

  1. A un alto valor o costo.

Caro²

  • [ˈkaɾo]

Rhymes with a.ɾo

Where it comes from

de origen andaluz.

proper noun

  1. Apellido.

In English

  • dear an informal way of addressing the recipient in a letter's opening line
  • expensive having a high price or cost
  • costly expensive
  • Carrie pet form

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"caro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/caro. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

caro. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/caro

Chicago

"caro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/caro.

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@misc{caro_2026,
  title = {caro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/caro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}