carinha
Portuguese, noun/kaˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/
carinha is spelled C-A-R-I-N-H-A (7 letters) and appears 4.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 14,093rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “smiley, emoticon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of cara (“face”). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que emoticon”.
What does carinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of cara (“face”)
- 2
femininesmiley, emoticon
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinediminutive of cara (“guy”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que emoticon
noun: 1. o mesmo que cara; pessoa desconhecida
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of carinha
- carinhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carinha?
- Brazil /kaˈɾĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [kaˈɾĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /kɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is carinha in Portuguese?
carinha appears 4.1 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).