cara

/kˈɛɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.43 in modern English

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Meaning

name

name

"'Okay, Cara Burrows. Can I take a look in your bag?' 'My bag? Why?' This is getting a bit ridiculous. And he pronounced my name wrong: Carrah. Didn't even try to say it the way he heard me say it."

20th-century English coinage from Italian cara (“dear”) or Irish cara (“friend”).

Kara (alternative)

Cheri

kara kera

era sarah sierra sara para vera tara canberra kara rivera sahara herrera

Questions

How do you pronounce cara?

The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɛɹə/.

What does cara mean?

A female given name originating as a coinage.

Where does cara come from?

It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce cara

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