calaca
Spanish
Etymology
Derived from calavera, from Latin calvaria, likely influenced by Ancient Greek Γολγοθᾶ (Golgothâ) from Aramaic גולגולת (“skull”) used as the name of the execution site of Christ in the New Testament; see also Calvary and Golgotha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈlaka/ [kaˈla.ka]
- Rhymes: -aka
- Syllabification: ca‧la‧ca
Noun
calaca f (plural calacas)
- (Honduras, Mexico, colloquial) Death
- (Mexico, colloquial) skull
- Synonyms: calavera, cráneo
Further reading
- “calaca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014