Polyglot Dictionary

cárie

/ˈkaɾji/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as cáries

Meaning

  1. cavity

    • Tenho uma cárie.

      I have a cavity.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Hohlraum

Hohlraum is the German word for the same thing — both mean "cavity."

Spanish

cavidad

cavidad is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "cavity."

Practice

1 What does cárie mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tenho uma ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cárie?

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