carito
Portuguese, noun/kaˈɾi.tu/
carito is spelled C-A-R-I-T-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 62 million words in written Portuguese, the 218,398th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carito is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “small hole in a container, or a peg welded to its inner side, to mark a specific capacity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “marca ou furo numa vasilha para indicar, um volume determinado”.
What does carito mean in English?
noun
- 1
Portugalmasculinesmall hole in a container, or a peg welded to its inner side, to mark a specific capacity.
- 2
masculinesynonym of feijão-frade (“black-eyed pea”)
adjective
- 1
a bit expensive
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. casa pequena e pobre 2. cercado onde se prendem guaiamuns e outros caranguejos e engordam-nos a fim de comê-los 3. quarto onde se guardam ou amontoam velharias 4. tipo de prateleira ou nicho presente nas casas sertanejas, onde se colocam coisas miúdas
noun: 1. marca ou furo numa vasilha para indicar, um volume determinado
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 carito
- caritos plural
- carita feminine
- caritas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carito?
- Brazil /kaˈɾi.tu/
- Portugal /kɐˈɾi.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is carito in Portuguese?
carito appears about once in every 62 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).