carona

== Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ca‧ro‧na === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish carona (“saddle”). ==== Noun ==== carona f (plural caronas) (Brazil) hitchhiking (act of a free transportation in a vehicle) Synonym: (Portugal) boleia (Brazil) ride, lift; carpool (Brazil) hitchhiker === Etymology 2 === From cara + -ona. ==== Noun ==== carona f (plural caronas) augmentative of cara (“face”) === Further reading === “carona”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “carona”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “carona”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “carona”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈɾona/ [kaˈɾo.na] Rhymes: -ona Syllabification: ca‧ro‧na === Noun === carona f (plural caronas) saddle pad ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: carona === Further reading === “carona”, 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