English

Alternative forms

• Kara

Proper noun

Cara

1. A female given name.

See also

• Cheri

Anagrams

• ARCA

Asturian

Noun

cara f ‎(plural cares)

1. (anatomy) face

Synonyms

• rostru

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα ‎(kára, “head, face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾə/
• Rhymes: -aɾa

Noun

cara f ‎(plural cares)

1. face

Crimean Tatar

Noun

cara

1. wound

Declension

Derived terms

• carağa tuz basmaq ‎(“rub salt in the wound”)
• carasın teşmek ‎(“scratch one's wound”)

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: caras, carât

Verb

cara

1. third-person singular past historic of carer

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cara, from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα ‎(kára, “head, face”).

Noun

cara f ‎(plural caras)

1. face (of a person or animal)
2. surface (face of a polyhedron)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit [Term?].

Noun

cara

1. way
2. manner

Irish

Alternative forms

• caraid (Cois Fharraige)

Etymology

From Middle Irish cara ‎(“friend, relation”) (compare Scottish Gaelic caraid, Manx carrey), from Old Irish carae ‎(“friend, relation”), from Proto-Celtic *karants ‎(“friend”), from Proto-Indo-European *kāro- ‎(“dear”) (compare Latin cārus, English charity, whore).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑɾˠə/
• (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾˠə/

Noun

cara m ‎(genitive singular carad, nominative plural cairde)

1. friend

Declension

• Alternative genitive plural: carad (in certain phrases, otherwise archaic)

Derived terms

• banchara ‎(“lady friend”)
• cairdiúil ‎(“friendly”, adjective)
• neaschara ‎(“next friend”)

Mutation

References

• "cara" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “1 cara” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “cara” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.

Italian

Adjective

cara f sg

1. feminine singular of caro

Noun

cara f ‎(plural care)

1. feminine equivalent of caro

Anagrams

• arac, arca

Latin

Etymology 1

Inflected form of cārus ‎(“beloved”).

Adjective

cāra

1. nominative feminine singular of cārus
2. nominative neuter plural of cārus
3. accusative neuter plural of cārus
4. vocative feminine singular of cārus
5. nominative neuter plural of cārus

cārā

1. ablative feminine singular of cārus

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Ancient Greek κάρα ‎(kára, “head, face”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-(e)s-n-.

Noun

cara f ‎(genitive carae); first declension

1. face

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

• Aragonese: cara
• Asturian: cara
• Catalan: cara
• Old French: chiere
  • English: cheer
• Old Portuguese: cara
  • Fala: cara
  • Galician: cara
  • Portuguese: cara
• Old Spanish: cara
  • Spanish: cara

Latvian

Noun

cara m

1. genitive singular form of cars

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

• carait

Etymology

From Old Irish carae, from Proto-Celtic *karants ‎(“friend”), from Proto-Indo-European *kāro- ‎(“dear”) (compare Latin cārus, English charity, whore).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkara/

Noun

cara

1. friend

   coscc carat‎ ― a friend's advice

2. relative

Declension

Descendants

• Irish: cara
• Scottish Gaelic: caraid
• Manx: carrey

Derived terms

• caratrad ‎(“friendship, alliance”)

Mutation

References

• “1 cara” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Saxon

Noun

cara f

1. Alternative spelling of kara

Polish

Noun

cara

1. genitive singular of car
2. accusative singular of car

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ɾa/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: ca‧ra

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese cara, from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα ‎(kára, “head, face”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱrh₂esn.

Noun

cara f (plural caras)

1. face
2. heads (side of coin)
3. (informal) resemblance, appearance (perceived characteristic of a person, object or situation)

   Ele tem cara de idiota.‎

   He looks like an idiot.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:cara.

Synonyms

• (face): face, rosto
• (heads of a coin): anverso

Antonyms

• (heads) coroa

Derived terms

• cara-ou-coroa
• cara a cara

Noun

cara m (plural caras)

1. (Brazil, colloquial) man, fellow, guy and any adult male

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:cara.

Synonyms

• (colloquial word referring to a human male): bicho, camarada, cabra, tipo

Etymology 2

From Latin cāra.

Adjective

cara f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective caro.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:caro.

Sardinian

Noun

cara f

1. (Logudorese) face

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾa/

Etymology 1

From Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα ‎(kára, “head, face”).

Noun

cara f ‎(plural caras)

1. face
2. heads side of a coin

Antonyms

• (heads side of a coin): ceca (Argentina)

Derived terms

See also

• rostro m
• haz

Etymology 2

Adjective

cara f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective caro.

Venetian

Adjective

cara f sg

1. feminine singular of caro

Welsh

Alternative forms

• câr (literary, third-person singular present/future)
• caraf (first-person singular future)
• cariff (colloquial, third-person singular future)
• carith (colloquial, third-person singular future)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkara/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːra/

Verb

cara

1. (colloquial) first-person singular future of caru
2. (literary) third-person singular present / future of caru
3. second-person singular imperative of caru

Mutation