carao
Spanish, noun/kaˈɾao/
carao is spelled C-A-R-A-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written Spanish, the 183,993rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carao is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “pink shower tree; Cassia grandis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Cassia grandis) Árbol papilonáceo copado y alto, nativo de Centroamérica, que da flores en racimos rosados y…”.
What does carao mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepink shower tree; Cassia grandis
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Cassia grandis) Árbol papilonáceo copado y alto, nativo de Centroamérica, que da flores en racimos rosados y un fruto leñoso, como de medio metro de largo, con unas celdillas que contienen una especie de melaza de propiedades tónicas y depuratívas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of carao
- caraos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carao?
- /kaˈɾao/
- [kaˈɾa.o]
- [kaˈɾao]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is carao in Spanish?
carao appears about once in every 26 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).