[ 'karɪkətjʊə , 'karɪkətʃɔ: ]
■ noun a depiction of a person in which distinguishing characteristics are exaggerated for comic or grotesque effect.
■ verb make a ~ of.
Derivatives
caricatural adjective
caricaturist noun
Origin
C18: from Fr., from Ital. caricatura , from caricare 'load, exaggerate', from L. carricare (see charge ).