cal

/ˈkal/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
cales

Meaning

  1. lime

    • Blanquearon las paredes con cal.

      They whitewashed the walls with lime.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

citron vert

citron vert is the French word for the same thing — both mean "lime."

Practice

1 What does cal mean?

2 Fill the gap: Blanquearon las paredes con ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cal?

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