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noun, feminine

cal

/ˈkal/

noun, feminine/ˈkal/

lime (calcium oxide)

Related: a cal y canto, agua de cal, cal apagada, cal hidráulica, cal muerta, cal viva, cloruro de cal, de cal y canto, línea de cal, mortero de cal

Inherited from Vulgar Latin cals, from Latin calx (via the nominative), from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”).