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)
- chalky, calcareous
Related terms
- cal
Further reading
- “calcáreo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014