karinyo

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cariño, possibly via Aragonese cariño, from Latin carere.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧rin‧yo
• IPA^(key): /kaˈɾinjo/ [kɐˈɾ̪in̪.jo]

Verb

karinyo

1. to make love

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:karinyo.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cariño, possibly via Aragonese carinyo, from Latin carēre.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾinjo/ [kɐˈɾiː.ɲo]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /kaˈɾinjo/ [kɐˈɾin̪.jo]
• Rhymes: -injo
• Syllabification: ka‧rin‧yo
• Homophone: Cariño

Noun

karinyo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. fondness; affableness; affectionateness

   Synonyms: lambing, paggiliw, pag-irog, pagliyag

Derived terms

• karinyuhan
• karinyuhin
• makarinyo
• mangarinyo

Related terms

• karinyosa
• karinyoso

Further reading

• “karinyo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “karinyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.