calcáreo

See also: calcareo

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin calcārius (“of or relating to lime”), from calx (“lime”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kalˈkaɾeo/ [kalˈka.ɾe.o]
Rhymes: -aɾeo
Syllabification: cal‧cá‧re‧o

Adjective

calcáreo (feminine calcárea, masculine plural calcáreos, feminine plural calcáreas)

chalky, calcareous

Related terms

cal

Further reading

“calcáreo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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