Palabras que empiezan por C — 1957 entradas

Las 1957 palabras del diccionario que empiezan por la letra C, en orden alfabético, cada una con su primera definición. Los acentos no alteran la ordenación —una inicial acentuada se coloca bajo su letra base—, pero la Ñ sí es una letra propia y tiene su propia sección.

• career11 acepcionesOne’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously or over a long period of time.
• carefree1 acepciónWithout cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty.
• careful4 acepcionesTaking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
• carefully3 acepcionesWith care; attentively, circumspectly.
• careless3 acepcionesNot concerned or worried (about).
• caress4 acepcionesAn act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness.
• caretaker3 acepcionesSomeone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.
• Carey12 acepcionesA placename: A hamlet in Ballingham parish and Little Dewchurch parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5631).
• cargo3 acepcionesFreight carried by a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle.
• Cargo3 acepcionesA surname.
• Caribbean5 acepcionesPertaining to the sea and region of the western Atlantic bounded by South America, Central America, and the islands of the West Indies (such as Cuba…
• caring2 acepcionesKind, sensitive, or empathetic.
• carl3 acepcionesA rude, rustic man; a churl.
• Carl2 acepcionesA male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Charles.
• Carla1 acepciónA female given name from the Germanic languages.
• Carlin2 acepcionesA surname.
• Carlisle28 acepcionesA city in and the county town of Cumbria, and formerly of the county of Cumberland, and in Cumberland unitary authority since 2023, northwestern…
• Carlo1 acepciónA male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Charles.
• Carlos1 acepciónA male given name from Portuguese or from Spanish [in turn from Latin, in turn from the Germanic languages], equivalent to English Charles, Carl, or…
• Carlotta1 acepciónA female given name from Italian.
• Carlson1 acepciónA surname originating as a patronymic, of Scandinavian origin.
• Carlton30 acepcionesAny of several place names in England: A village in Carlton and Chellington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref SP9555).
• Carly1 acepciónA female given name from the Germanic languages.
• Carmen6 acepcionesA female given name from Spanish
• Carmichael4 acepcionesA placename: A village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9238).
• carmine3 acepcionesA purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives.
• Carmine2 acepcionesA male given name from Italian.
• carnage5 acepcionesDeath and destruction.
• Carnegie8 acepcionesA surname.
• carnival7 acepcionesAny of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.
• Carnival1 acepciónThe season just before the beginning of the Western Christian season of Lent.
• carol9 acepcionesA ballad or song of joy.
• Carol2 acepcionesA female given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the middle of the 20th century.
• Carole1 acepciónA female given name from French, variant of Carol
• Carolina11 acepcionesA female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English.
• caroline1 acepciónAn old silver coin of Italy.
• Caroline3 acepcionesSynonym of Carolean (“relating to the time of Kings Charles I and II of England or Charles III of the United Kingdom, or of the kings themselves”).
• Carolyn1 acepciónA female given name from the Germanic languages, a variant of Caroline used since the 19th century.
• carotid2 acepcionesEither of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by…
• carousel8 acepcionesA pleasure ride, typically found at amusement parks and fairs and accompanied by music, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which…
• carp9 acepcionesAny of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.
• Carp1 acepciónA surname.
• carpenter6 acepcionesA person skilled at carpentry, the trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures.
• Carpenter19 acepcionesA surname originating as an occupation derived from the trade name carpenter.
• carpet8 acepcionesA fabric used as a complete floor covering.
• carr3 acepcionesAny marsh; marshy ground, swampland.
• Carr12 acepcionesA northern English habitational surname from Old Norse derived from Old Norse kjarr (“brushwood”).
• carriage12 acepcionesThe act of conveying; carrying.
• Carrie4 acepcionesA diminutive of the female given name Caroline, also used as a formal given name.
• carrier16 acepcionesA person or object that carries someone or something else.
• Carrier4 acepcionesA Northern Athabaskan language spoken in Canada. Sometimes considered to be three separate languages: Southern Carrier, Northern Carrier and Central…
• Carrington10 acepcionesA placename: A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ7492).
• Carroll13 acepcionesA surname from Irish derived from the Irish Ó Cearbhaill.
• carrot7 acepcionesA vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus.
• carrots1 acepciónA redhead.
• carry39 acepcionesTo lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
• Carry1 acepciónA surname.
• carrying1 acepciónTransportation.
• Carson18 acepcionesA Scottish surname, possibly a form of Curzon.
• cart10 acepcionesA small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, often with two wheels on one axle, more often used for transporting goods than…
• Cart2 acepcionesA surname.
• cartel5 acepcionesA group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market.
• carter2 acepcionesA person who transports a load on a cart that is drawn by a beast of burden.
• Carter13 acepcionesA surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a carter.
• cartman2 acepcionesA private garbage collection and haulage worker or contractor.
• Cartman1 acepciónA surname.
• carton7 acepcionesAn inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
• Carton1 acepciónA surname.
• cartoon9 acepcionesA humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
• cartridge7 acepcionesThe package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.
• Cartridge1 acepciónA surname.
• cartwright1 acepciónA craftsman who makes carts.
• Cartwright7 acepcionesAn English surname originating as an occupation for someone who made carts.
• carve8 acepcionesTo cut meat in order to serve it.
• carved1 acepciónOf an object, made by carving.
• carver5 acepcionesSomeone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.
• Carver6 acepcionesA surname.
• carving3 acepcionesA carved object.
• Cary11 acepcionesA surname, a less common spelling of Carey.
• casa1 acepciónhouse
• Casa1 acepciónA town in Arkansas.
• Casablanca1 acepciónThe capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco.
• Casanova3 acepcionesA man considered romantic and gallant, especially one who gives amorous attentions to women.
• case30 acepcionesAn actual event, situation, or fact.
• Case5 acepcionesabstract feature of a noun phrase that determines its function in a sentence, such as a grammatical case and a position.
• Casey10 acepcionesA surname from Irish.
• cash12 acepcionesMoney in the form of notes or bills and coins, as opposed to checks, credit or electronic transactions.
• Cash8 acepcionesA surname originating as an occupation.
• cashed1 acepciónExhausted or used up; finished, empty.
• cashier6 acepcionesTo discard, put away.
• casing5 acepcionesThat which encloses or encases.
• casings1 acepciónDried cattle dung used as fuel.
• casino4 acepcionesA public building or room for gambling.
• Casino1 acepciónA town in the Richmond Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
• casket5 acepcionesA little box, e.g. for jewellery.
• Casper4 acepcionesA male given name from Old Persian, of occasional usage, variant of Caspar.
• cass1 acepciónTo render moot or void; to annul; to reject
• Cass8 acepcionesA diminutive of the female given name Cassandra of medieval origin, later also used for Cassidy, Cassiopeia, and Catherine with its variant forms.
• cassandra1 acepciónSynonym of leather leaf (“Chamaedaphne calyculata”).
• Cassandra5 acepcionesA prophetess who was daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen Hecuba. She captured the eye of Apollo and was granted the ability to see the…
• casserole4 acepcionesA dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.
• cassette7 acepcionesA small flat case containing magnetic tape on two reels, used to record and play back audio and video material.
• Cassidy5 acepcionesA surname from Irish anglicized from Ó Casaide (“descendant of Caiside”). Caiside is a byname from Irish cas (“curly”) meaning “curly-haired”.
• cassie2 acepcionesA thorny shrub with fragrant yellow flowers, Vachellia farnesiana; the needle bush.
• Cassie2 acepcionesA female given name.
• Cassius1 acepciónA male given name from Latin.
• cast55 acepcionesTo move, or be moved, away. To throw.
• Cast1 acepciónA surname.
• caste4 acepcionesAny of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures.
• Castillo2 acepcionesA habitational surname from Spanish, from Spanish castillo (“castle”).
• casting7 acepcionesThe act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
• castle14 acepcionesA large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also,…
• Castle8 acepcionesA surname transferred from the common noun referring to someone who lived in or worked in a castle
• castor7 acepcionesA hat made from the fur of the beaver.
• Castor6 acepcionesOne of the Dioscuri
• Castro2 acepcionesA surname from Spanish.
• casual16 acepcionesHappening by chance.
• casually1 acepciónIn a casual manner.
• casualty7 acepcionesSomething that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
• cat29 acepcionesTerms relating to animals. A mammal of the family Felidae.
• Cat3 acepcionesA diminutive of the female given names Catherine or Caitlin.
• CAT5 acepcionesCentre for Alternative Technology
• Catalina5 acepcionesA Catalina coupon.
• catalogue12 acepcionesA systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc.
• catastrophe4 acepcionesAny large and disastrous event of great significance.
• catastrophic3 acepcionesOf or pertaining to a catastrophe.
• catch61 acepcionesThe act of seizing or capturing.
• catcher5 acepcionesSomeone or something that catches.
• catching3 acepcionesInfectious, contagious.
• catchy4 acepcionesInstantly appealing and memorable.
• cate1 acepciónA delicacy or item of food.
• Cate1 acepciónA diminutive of the female given name Catherine.
• category2 acepcionesA group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
• caterer2 acepcionesA person employed to obtain and maintain the storage of provisions, especially food.
• catering3 acepcionesThe business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
• caterpillar5 acepcionesThe larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.
• catfish6 acepcionesAny fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found in fresh water, lacking scales, and having barbels like whiskers around the mouth.
• Cath1 acepciónA diminutive of the female given name Catherine.
• cathedral5 acepcionesRelating to the office of a bishop or an archbishop.
• Cathedral1 acepciónThe mainstream system or establishment in society, regarded as liberal or leftist.
• Catherine1 acepciónA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• catholic5 acepcionesUniversal; all-encompassing.
• Catholic5 acepcionesOf the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g. the Orthodox church.
• Cathy1 acepciónA diminutive of the female given name Catherine and of its variant forms, also used as a formal given name in the 20th century.
• CATS1 acepciónA credit under the CAT Scheme above.
• cattle5 acepcionesDomesticated animals of the species Bos taurus (cows, bulls, steers, oxen etc), and other hoofed mammals of the genus Bos.
• Cattle1 acepciónA surname.
• Caucasian8 acepcionesOf or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people.
• caught1 acepciónOf the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it.
• cause9 acepcionesThe source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
• caution9 acepcionesPrudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm.
• cautious1 acepciónUsing or exercising caution; careful; tentative
• cavalier11 acepcionesLacking the proper care or concern for something important, reckless, rash, high-handed.
• Cavalier4 acepcionesA small city, the county seat of Pembina County, North Dakota, United States.
• cavalry4 acepcionesAn individual unit of this arm of service.
• Cavanaugh1 acepciónA surname from Irish.
• cave20 acepcionesA large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
• Cave7 acepcionesThe 18th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
• caveman4 acepcionesAn early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.
• cavern5 acepcionesA large cave.
• caviar3 acepcionesRoe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.
• cavity3 acepcionesA hole or hollow depression in a solid object. A hollow area within the body.
• cawing1 acepciónThe act of producing a caw sound.
• Cayman2 acepcionesOf or related to the Cayman Islands, understood geographically or politically.
• CC2 acepcionesCompanion of the Order of Canada.
• cD1 acepcióna type of giant elliptical galaxy
• CD1 acepciónInitialism of compact disc. An album; a collection of musical recordings (or, occasionally, other audio such as spoken word).
• Ce1 acepciónA diminutive of the female given name Celia.
• cease4 acepcionesTo stop.
• Cease1 acepciónA surname from German.
• Cece1 acepciónA diminutive of the female given name Cecilia.
• cecil1 acepciónA fried ball of minced meat, breadcrumbs, onions, etc.
• Cecil12 acepcionesA unisex given name from Latin. A male given name from Latin.
• Cecile1 acepciónA female given name from Latin.
• Cecilia1 acepciónA female given name from Latin.
• cedar4 acepcionesA coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.
• Cedar11 acepcionesA surname.
• Cedric1 acepciónA male given name from Welsh.
• cee2 acepcionesThe name of the Latin script letter C/c.
• ceiling8 acepcionesThe overhead closure of a room.
• celebrate4 acepcionesTo extol or honour in a solemn manner.
• celebrated1 acepciónfamous or widely praised
• celebrating1 acepcióncelebration
• celebration4 acepcionesThe formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament.
• celebrity3 acepcionesFame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about.
• celery3 acepcionesA European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.
• celeste2 acepcionesAn organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound.
• Celeste2 acepcionesA female given name from French [in turn from Latin].
• celestial12 acepcionesOf, relating to, or located in the sky or outer space, where the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars are visible.
• Celestial2 acepcionesComing from or having to do with Fredericton, New Brunswick.
• Celia2 acepcionesA female given name from Latin.
• Celine1 acepciónA female given name from Latin.
• cell25 acepcionesA single-room dwelling for a hermit.
• cellar6 acepcionesAn enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter.
• cello2 acepcionesA large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight,…
• cellphone1 acepciónTo make a call to (someone) on a cellphone.
• cellular5 acepcionesOf, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells.
• Celtic6 acepcionesA branch of the Indo-European languages that was spread widely over Western and Central Europe in the pre-Christian era.
• cement10 acepcionesA powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with…
• Cement1 acepciónA town in Oklahoma.