cariñoso
Spanish, adjective/kaɾiˈɲoso/
cariñoso is spelled C-A-R-I-Ñ-O-S-O (8 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 17,361st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cariñoso is a Spanish adjective meaning “loving, kind, caring, warm-hearted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que muestra el acto de querer a alguien”.
What does cariñoso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
loving, kind, caring, warm-hearted
- 2
tender, fond, affectionate, warm, cuddly
- 3
doting
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Persona que muestra el acto de querer a alguien. 2. Aquel que demuestra el cariño mediante dichos, acciones u otras maneras.
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 cariñoso
- cariñosa feminine
- cariñosos masculine plural
- cariñosas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cariñoso?
- /kaɾiˈɲoso/
- [ka.ɾiˈɲo.so]
- [kaɾiˈɲoso]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cariñoso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cariñoso in Spanish?
cariñoso appears 3.0 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).