Portuguese Pronunciation (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ɾa.teˈɾis.t͡ʃi.kɐ/ (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ɾa.teˈɾis.t͡ʃi.kɐ/ (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ka.ɾa.teˈɾiʃ.t͡ʃi.kɐ/ (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ɾa.teˈɾis.t͡ʃi.ka/ (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.ɾɐ.tɨˈɾiʃ.ti.kɐ/ Hyphenation: ca‧ra‧te‧rís‧ti‧ca Noun caraterística f (plural caraterísticas) (European Portuguese spelling) Alternative form of característica Adjective caraterística feminine singular of caraterísticoWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.