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calzar.

to wear or put on shoes

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/kalˈθaɾ/[kal̟ˈθaɾ]/kalˈsaɾ/[kalˈsaɾ]
  1. to wear or put on shoes

  2. to be or have (a shoe size)

    ¿Cuánto calzas?
    Yo calzo 44.
  3. to wedge, to chock

  4. to wear, to slip into

    reflexive
  5. (slang) to have sex with

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin calceus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin calceāre Spanish calzar Inherited from Latin calceāre.

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