karinyo
karínyo with stress marks
charm; affection
Usage Note
Karinyo is a Spanish loanword for warm tenderness or charming appeal, used most naturally between family members and close friends. The phrase may karinyo describes someone as endearing or charming, and the word also lends its name to the folk song and dance Cariño Brutal.
Examples
" May karinyo ang bata. "
Natural Translation
The child is affectionate.
Literal Translation
Has affection the child.
" Puno ng karinyo ang pagtrato ng nanay sa kanyang mga anak. "
Natural Translation
The mother's treatment of his/her children is full of affection.
Literal Translation
Full of affection the treatment of-the mother to-the his/her children.
" Kahit pagod na pagod sa trabaho, hindi nawawala ang karinyo ng lolo sa kanyang mga apo. "
Natural Translation
Even when he is utterly exhausted from work, the grandfather's affection for his grandchildren never fades.
Literal Translation
Even very tired at work, not disappears the affection of-the grandfather to-the his grandchildren.
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