cauce
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin calix, calicis. Doublet of cáliz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈkauθe/ [ˈkau̯.θe]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈkause/ [ˈkau̯.se]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -auθe
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -ause
- Syllabification: cau‧ce
Noun
cauce m (plural cauces)
- riverbed
- Synonyms: álveo, madre, lecho
- course (of river)
- current
Derived terms
- encauzar
Further reading
- “cauce”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014