caro
Portuguese, adjective/ˈka.ɾu/
caro is spelled C-A-R-O (4 letters) and appears 43 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,182nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Caro is a Portuguese adjective meaning “greatly valued; dear; loved; lovable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cujo preço é elevado”.
What does caro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
greatly valued; dear; loved; lovable
- 2
of high price; expensive
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. cujo preço é elevado 2. que se estima
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 caro
- cara feminine
- caros masculine plural
- caras feminine plural
- mais caro comparative
- o mais caro superlative
- caríssimo superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caro?
- Brazil /ˈka.ɾu/
- Portugal /ˈka.ɾu/
- ['kaɾu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to caro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is caro in Portuguese?
caro appears 43 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).