noun, feminine/kaˈɾiθja/plural: caricias
caress
Synonyms: cariño, carantoña
Related: acariciar, caricioso
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Italic *kāros Latin cārus Italian caro Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Italian -ezza Italian carezzabor. Spanish caricia Borrowed from Italian carezza.