Is the word for "carino" ( as in "sweetheart") the same for a woman and a male? Or is it "carina" for a woman and "carino" for a man?

Question

Is the word for "cariño" ( as in "sweetheart") the same for a woman and a male? Or is it "cariña" for a woman and "cariño" for a man?

Answer 1

Yes, it's the same. It's a masculine noun- cariño for both.

Adjectives change gender.

Cariño

See also here.

I agree with Greg. Cariño does not change. - --Mariana--, Oct 19, 2009

Answer 2

I got it from my mexican friends that are native speakers. They all say adios cariña to their girls. It's the same for cachorro, cachorra and plenty of other masculine vs feminine nouns. I would never call a girl "cariño". - jeezzle

Jee, your native friends are not right. The word cariña exists (look at the post above) but does not mean: my love or darling.

There are many words which do not change gender in Spanish and one of them is cariño, there is no such thing as cariña.

Answer 3

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Where do you get that? - Goyo, Oct 18, 2009

Answer 4

Cariño.

Answer 5

I'm a girl and my Spanish friends call me cariño, not cariña.

Answer 6

cariña