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calar.

limestone, lime

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/kaˈlaɾ/[kaˈlaɾ]
  1. limestone, lime

    feminine · masculine · relational
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin calx Vulgar Latin cals Spanish cal Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Old Spanish -ar Spanish -ar Spanish calar From cal (“lime”) + -ar.

noun/kaˈlaɾ/[kaˈlaɾ]
  1. limestone quarry

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin calx Vulgar Latin cals Spanish cal Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Old Spanish -ar Spanish -ar Spanish calar From cal (“lime”) + -ar.

verb/kaˈlaɾ/[kaˈlaɾ]
  1. to soak

    te cala hasta los huesos
  2. to pierce with a sharp instrument

  3. to rumble, see through (to discover deceitful or underhanded behavior, hidden true motives or mindset)

    colloquial
  4. to catch on (become fashionable or popular)

  5. to stall (an engine)

    Spain · reflexive
  6. to put on (clothing)

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Derived from Latin chalāre (“to descend”), borrowed from Ancient Greek χαλάω (khaláō).

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