Meanings
proper noun
- The capital city of Venezuela.
“I see a somewhat warlike atmosphere. Silence can say many things,” a driver from eastern Caracas told CNN, asking not to be identified for security reasons.
2026 January 3, Ray Sanchez, “Nicolás Maduro’s capture by US met with celebrations in South Florida and apprehension in Caracas”, in CNN, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2026 - metonymicallyThe Venezuelan government.
Origin
- SpanishCaracas
- EnglishCaracas
Borrowed from Spanish Caracas. Named after the Caraca tribe.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic كَرَاكَاس
- كَرَاكَاس (karākās)capital of Venezuela
Bulgarian Кара́кас
- Кара́кас (Karákas)capital of Venezuela
Catalan Caracas
- Caracascapital of Venezuela
Chinese Mandarin 加拉加斯, 卡拉卡斯
- 加拉加斯 (Jiālājiāsī)capital of Venezuela
- 卡拉卡斯 (Kǎlākǎsī)capital of Venezuela
Czech Caracas
- Caracascapital of Venezuela
Danish Caracas
- Caracascapital of Venezuela
Dutch Caracas
- Caracascapital of Venezuela
Esperanto Karakaso
- Karakasocapital of Venezuela
Finnish Caracas
- Caracascapital of Venezuela
French Caracas, Caraque
- Caracascapital of Venezuela
- Caraquecapital of Venezuela
German Caracas
- Caracascapital of Venezuela
Greek Καράκας
- Καράκας (Karákas)capital of Venezuela
Hebrew קראקס \ קָרָקָס
- קראקס \ קָרָקָס (karakas)capital of Venezuela
Hindi काराकास
- काराकास (kārākās)capital of Venezuela
Hungarian Caracas
- Caracascapital of Venezuela
Italian Caracas
- Caracascapital of Venezuela
Japanese カラカス
- カラカス (Karakasu)capital of Venezuela
Korean 카라카스
- 카라카스 (Karakaseu)capital of Venezuela
Latvian Karakasa
- Karakasacapital of Venezuela
Lithuanian Karakasas
- Karakasascapital of Venezuela
Persian کاراکاس
- کاراکاس (kârâkâs)capital of Venezuela
Polish Caracas
- Caracascapital of Venezuela
Portuguese Caracas
- Caracascapital of Venezuela
Romanian Caracas
- Caracascapital of Venezuela
Russian Кара́кас
- Кара́кас (Karákas)capital of Venezuela
Slovak Caracas
- Caracascapital of Venezuela
Spanish Caracas
- Caracascapital of Venezuela
Thai การากัส
- การากัสcapital of Venezuela
Turkish Karakas
- Karakascapital of Venezuela
Ukrainian Кара́кас
- Кара́кас (Karákas)capital of Venezuela
Urdu کاراکاس
- کاراکاس (kārākās)capital of Venezuela
Vietnamese Ca-ra-cát
- Ca-ra-cátcapital of Venezuela
Yiddish קאַראַקאַס
- קאַראַקאַס (karakas)capital of Venezuela
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Cite this entry
APA
Caracas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caracas
MLA
“Caracas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caracas. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Caracas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caracas.
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