calcetín

Spanish

Etymology

From calceta (“tights”) +‎ -ín.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kalθeˈtin/ [kal̟.θeˈt̪ĩn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /kalseˈtin/ [kal.seˈt̪ĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: cal‧ce‧tín

Noun

calcetín m (plural calcetines)

1. sock

Derived terms

• calcetín de Navidad

 

Descendants

• → Basque: galtzetin
• → Tausug: kalsitin

Further reading

• “calcetín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16