carnal

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin carnālis (fleshly, of the flesh), from carō (flesh).

Pronunciation

Adjective

carnal (comparative more carnal, superlative most carnal)

  1. Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites.
  2. Worldly or earthly; temporal.
  3. Of or relating to the body or flesh.

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Further reading

  • carnal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • carnal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin carnālis.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /kəɾˈnal/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /kərˈnal/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /kaɾˈnal/

Adjective

carnal (masculine and feminine plural carnals)

  1. carnal (relating to the physical, especially sexual, appetites)
  2. consanguineous (descending from the same ancestor)
    germà carnal
    blood brother

Further reading


Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese carnal, from Latin carnālis (of the flesh), from carō (flesh).

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /kaɾ.ˈnaw/, /kaɹ.ˈnaw/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /kaɾ.ˈnaw/, /kaɻ.ˈnaw/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐɾ.ˈnaɫ/
  • Hyphenation: car‧nal

Adjective

carnal m or f (plural carnais, comparable)

  1. carnal (relating to the physical, especially sexual, appetites)
  2. (religion) carnal; earthly; worldly (concerned with human matters)
  3. consanguineous (descending from the same ancestor)
    Irmão carnal.
    Blood brother.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin carnālis (fleshly, of the flesh), from caro (flesh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /karˈnal/
  • Rhymes: -al

Adjective

carnal (plural carnales)

  1. carnal (relating to the physical, especially sexual, appetites)
    Synonyms: sexual, libidinoso

Noun

carnal m (plural carnales, feminine carnala, feminine plural carnalas)

  1. (Mexico) brother (short form of hermano carnal, "carnal brother", in opposition to adopted or in-law)

Further reading

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