carinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From cara +‎ -inha.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/ [kaˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾi.ɲa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/

Hyphenation: ca‧ri‧nha

Noun

carinha f (plural carinhas)

Diminutive of cara (“face”)
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Noun

carinha m (plural carinhas)

(Brazil) Diminutive of cara (“guy”)

Further reading

“carinha” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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