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)

1. chalky, calcareous

Related terms

• cal

 

Further reading

• “calcáreo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10