carey
Spanish, noun/kaˈɾei/
carey is spelled C-A-R-E-Y (5 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 31,673rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carey is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “hawksbill turtle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Eretmochelys imbricata) Gran tortuga marina que habita arrecifes coralinos en las aguas tropicales de todo…”.
What does carey mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehawksbill turtle
- 2
masculinetortoiseshell (material)
- 3
masculinetortoiseshell cat
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Eretmochelys imbricata) Gran tortuga marina que habita arrecifes coralinos en las aguas tropicales de todo el globo. Alcanza los 80 kg de peso y más de un metro de largo, con un distintivo caparazón cordiforme y un patrón de color amarillo orlando los escudos del espaldar. Tiene la cabeza elongada, con morro en forma de pico y las patas palmeadas con dos garras por pie. Capturada por sus huevos y 2. Material córneo, obtenido de las placas del caparazón de esta tortuga, y apreciado para la fabricación de objetos de decoración.
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 carey
- careyes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carey?
- /kaˈɾei/
- [kaˈɾei̯]
- [kaˈɾej]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to carey
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is carey in Spanish?
carey appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).