calça

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See also: calca, calcá, calçà, and călca

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Early Medieval Latin calcea, from Latin calceus (shoe). Over time the meaning extended upward to include all of the body from the waist down, then contracted to cover only the area just below the waist.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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calça f (plural calces)

  1. (archaic) sock
    Synonym: mitjó
  2. hose
    Synonym: mitja
  3. (in the plural) pantaloons; knickers
    Synonym: pantaló
  4. (in the plural) panties
    Synonym: calçó
  5. (agriculture) the outer bark of a cork oak that is put back on the tree after the cork has been harvested so as to help the tree to survive and produce more cork
Derived terms
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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calça

  1. inflection of calçar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkaw.sɐ/ [ˈkaʊ̯.sɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkaw.sa/ [ˈkaʊ̯.sa]

Etymology 1

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calça

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese calça, from Early Medieval Latin calcea, from Latin calceus (shoe).

Noun

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calça f (plural calças)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) trousers, pants
  2. ring (on a mushroom)
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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calça

  1. inflection of calçar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative