Polyglot Dictionary

cara

/ˈkaɾa/

la noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las caras

Meaning

  1. face

    • Tiene una cara muy simpática.

      He has a very friendly face.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

faz

faz is literary or poetic for "face"; cara is the everyday word.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

rosto

rosto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "face."

Practice

1 What does cara mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tiene una ___ muy simpática.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cara?

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