acariñar

== Galician == === Alternative forms === acarinhar (reintegrationist) === Etymology === Attested since circa 1800. From a- +‎ cariño (“caress”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /akaɾiˈɲaɾ/ [ɑ.kɑ.ɾiˈɲaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Hyphenation: a‧ca‧ri‧ñar === Verb === acariñar (first-person singular present acariño, first-person singular preterite acariñei, past participle acariñado) to fondle, caress Synonyms: acariciar, afagar, aloumiñar, cofar ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “acariñar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “acariñar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “acariñar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN