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/kaɾiˈðað/

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Translation

charity

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Word origin

From Latin caritas ('dearness, affection, love'), from carus ('dear'). English 'charity' shares this root, as do 'cherish' and 'caress'.

Origin
Latin
Root
caritas
English cognates
charity, cherish, caress

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralcaridades

Examples

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We donated all the clothes to a local charity.

, .

Charity begins at home, they say.

.

He lives on the charity of his neighbours.

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Could you help me, if only out of charity?

recaudar .

They organised a dinner to raise money for charity.

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This word is taught in chapter 26, lesson 10: caridad, llegada, capítulo and 7 more words.