# karezza

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɑˈɹɛtsə/

## Definitions
1. Non-religious spiritual sexual practices that draw upon tantric techniques of body control but do not involve any of tantra's cultural or iconographic symbolism; intended to promote birth control, equality for women, and marital pleasure and fidelity.

## Etymology
Coined by Alice Bunker Stockham from Italian carezza (“caress”). Doublet of caress.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/karezza