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calco.

the action of copying or reproducing something

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkalko/[ˈkal.ko]

  1. the action of copying or reproducing something

    masculine

  2. copy

    masculine

  3. imitation, reproduction

    masculine

  4. shoe

    colloquial · masculine

  5. a calque

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from calcar. In the sense “calque”, however, probably a semantic loan from French calque.

verb/ˈkalko/[ˈkal.ko]

  1. first-person singular present indicative of calcar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.