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carnal

Spanish, noun/kaɾˈnal/

carnal is spelled C-A-R-N-A-L (6 letters) and appears 2.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 17,619th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carnal is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “ellipsis of hermano carnal (“brother by blood”); brother (in opposition to adopted or in-law)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tiempo del año que no es cuaresma”.

What does carnal mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    femininemasculinecarnal (relating to the physical, especially sexual, appetites)

  2. 2

    femininemasculineconsanguineous, by blood (related through birth)

noun

  1. 1

    Mexicomasculineellipsis of hermano carnal (“brother by blood”); brother (in opposition to adopted or in-law)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Perteneciente a la carne. 2. Lascivo o lujurioso. 3. Perteneciente a la lujuria. 4. Terrenal, y que mira solamente las cosas del mundo.

noun: 1. Tiempo del año que no es cuaresma. 2. Vocativo usado entre amigos.

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 carnal

  • carnales feminine masculine plural
  • carnala feminine
  • carnalas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce carnal?

  • /kaɾˈnal/
  • [kaɾˈnal]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to carnal

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is carnal in Spanish?

carnal appears 2.9 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).

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