calibro

See also: calibró and calibrò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.li.bro/
• Rhymes: -alibro
• Hyphenation: cà‧li‧bro

Etymology 1

Possibly from Arabic قَالِب (qālib, “mold”), itself from Ancient Greek καλαπούς (kalapoús), a term related to shoemaking. Or, possibly a derivation of Latin qua libra, "of what dimensions, weight."

Noun

calibro m (plural calibri)

1. caliber, bore
2. callipers
3. template

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

calibro

1. first-person singular present indicative of calibrare

Further reading

• The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Clarendon Press, 1989.

Anagrams

• carboli

Portuguese

Verb

calibro

1. first-person singular present indicative of calibrar

Spanish

Verb

calibro

1. first-person singular present indicative of calibrar