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”).