caligine

Italian

caligine in Caracas

Etymology

From Latin cālīginem (“fog”). Compare Portuguese caligem (“fog”) and Spanish calina (“haze”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈli.d͡ʒi.ne/
• Rhymes: -idʒine
• Hyphenation: ca‧lì‧gi‧ne

Noun

caligine f (plural caligini)

1. soot, smog
2. fog

Derived terms

• caliginoso

Anagrams

• angelici, galenici

Latin

Noun

cālīgine

1. ablative singular of cālīgō