calofrío
Spanish
Etymology
calor (“heat”) + frío (“cold”), perhaps a calque of Latin calē, frīge. Compare Catalan calfred.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaloˈfɾio/ [ka.loˈfɾi.o]
- Rhymes: -io
- Syllabification: ca‧lo‧frí‧o
Noun
calofrío m (plural calofríos)
- shudder
Derived terms
- escalofrío
Descendants
- → Portuguese: calafrio
Further reading
- “calofrío”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014