c 3 a 1 r 1 e 1 s 1 s 1
6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)
verb touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
originFrom French caresse, from Italian carezza (“dear”), from Latin cārus (“dear”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂-, akin to Sanskrit काम (kāma, “love”). Doublet of karezza.
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