Adjective: caro
Hyphenation:
| Singular m. | caro |
| Singular f. | cara |
| Plural m. | caros |
| Plural f. | caras |
Sample Sentences
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O barato adoito sai caro (Cheap frequently results expensive)
Adjectives inflected like caro
preguiceiro,
metafórico,
perdulário,
metafísico,
anxélico,
serbio,
sañudo,
severo,
seguro,
sedoso,
sabido,
atmosférico,
estremeiro,
romántico,
metódico,
satisfeito,
sonoro,
sollío,
sobexo,
sisudo, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese caro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin cārus (“dear; expensive”). See: Latin Adjectives '
cārus'.
Translations