careca

See also: careça

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown. Suggested derivations include:

From carecer (“to lack”) +‎ -eca.[1]
From Hebrew.
From a Bantu language.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ˈɾɛ.kɐ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ˈɾɛ.kɐ/
Hyphenation: ca‧re‧ca

Adjective

careca m or f (plural carecas, comparable)

bald (having no hair on the head)

Derived terms

careca de

Noun

careca f (plural carecas)

bald patch
a shaved head

Noun

careca m, f (plural carecas)

baldie (a bald person)

References

“careca” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. [em linha]. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003-2019.

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