Caricatura

[DailyWord]

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for July 4, 2009

caricatura (feminine noun (la)) — cartoon. Look up caricatura in the dictionary

A veces las caricaturas me hacen reír mucho.
Sometimes the cartoons make me laugh a lot.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by DailyWord

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for July 4, 2009

caricatura (feminine noun (la)) — cartoon. Look up caricatura in the dictionary

A veces las caricaturas me hacen reír mucho.
Sometimes the cartoons make me laugh a lot.

¿"Cartoon" no significa "dibujos animados" y "caricature" "caricatura"?

[brute]

We use cartoon for dibujos animadas and caricaturas. There were cartoons (drawings - pictures) before there were cartoon animations.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by brute

We use cartoon for dibujos animadas and caricaturas. There were cartoons (drawings - pictures) before there were cartoon animations.

OK, thanks

[CrOtALiTo]

The caricatures are cartoons?

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

The caricatures are cartoons?

No. Although the word caricature exists in English, by and large it is a false cognate with caricatura.

In English, a caricature is a portrait or drawing of a person that is exaggerated and/or distorted for comic effect. For example, caricatures are often used in political cartoons.

[CrOtALiTo]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

No. Although the word caricature exists in English, by and large it is a false cognate with caricatura.

In English, a caricature is a portrait or drawing of a person that is exaggerated and/or distorted for comic effect. For example, caricatures are often used in political cartoons.

I got it.

Thank you.

[Tomisimo]

You're welcome.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

No. Although the word caricature exists in English, by and large it is a false cognate with caricatura.

In English, a caricature is a portrait or drawing of a person that is exaggerated and/or distorted for comic effect. For example, caricatures are often used in political cartoons.

So, caricature means 'caricatura' in Spanish, too.

[brute]

Originally Posted by irmamar

So, caricature means 'caricatura' in Spanish, too.

So, it seems that the word cartoon can be equated with dibujo or dibujo animado. Any sort of graphic sketch depicting real or fictionalcharacters, animal or human in the form of a still or moving picture.

However, if such a cartoons depicts deliberate distortions or exaggerated characteristics of a real person (usually famous), for the purpose of comedy, derision or embarrassment we call it a Caricature

Similarly someone impersonating a celebrity can also be depicting
a caricature.

The derivation is interesting. According to Collins English Dictionary, it comes into English from late Latin caricare (meaning to load or carry) via C18 Italian meaning to load or exaggerate. caricatura, car,cargo etc. come from the same root.

To sum up:

Some, but not all cartoons/dibujos are caricatures/caricaturas