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calhau.

stone, boulder

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈʎaw/Brazil[kaˈʎaʊ̯]Brazil/kɐˈʎaw/Portugal

  1. stone, boulder

    masculine

  2. idiot

    derogatory · informal · masculine

  3. placeholder

    Brazil · masculine

  4. an ad placed to fill space in a newspaper page; filler

    Brazil · masculine

  5. pebble beach

    Madeira · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Provençal calhau, from Gaulish caljavo or from *caljo (“stone”).

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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.