acariciar

== Catalan == === Etymology === From a- +‎ carícia +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.kə.ɾi.siˈa] IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.ka.ɾi.siˈaɾ] Homophone: acaricià Rhymes: -a(ɾ) === Verb === acariciar (first-person singular present acaricio, first-person singular preterite acaricií, past participle acariciat) to caress to stroke, pet ==== Conjugation ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === From a- +‎ carícia +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧ca‧ri‧ci‧ar === Verb === acariciar (first-person singular present acaricio, first-person singular preterite acariciei, past participle acariciado) (transitive) to stroke (to move one's hand or an object over the surface of) (transitive) to pet (fondle (an animal)) (transitive) to pet (fondle (another person) amorously) (transitive) to caress (touch or kiss lovingly) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “acariciar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “acariciar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === cariciar (rare or archaic) === Etymology === From a- +‎ caricia +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /akaɾiˈθjaɾ/ [a.ka.ɾiˈθjaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /akaɾiˈsjaɾ/ [a.ka.ɾiˈsjaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧ca‧ri‧ciar === Verb === acariciar (first-person singular present acaricio, first-person singular preterite acaricié, past participle acariciado) to caress Synonyms: hacer cariño, regalonear to fondle to stroke to pet ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “acariciar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025