caresser
French
verb
Definitions
- to stroke; to caress (to move the hand over the surface of)
- to toy with
- to touch up; put the final touches on.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian carezzare (stroke, caress) affix from French caresse.
Origin
French
caresse
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- caress English
- caressable English
- caresser English
- caresseth English
- caressive English
- carezza Italian
- carezzare Italian
- carezzevole Italian
- caresse French
- karese Esperanto
- karesi Esperanto
- karesvorto Esperanto
- caressé Louisiana Creole French