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cala

/ˈkala/

noun, feminine/ˈkala/plural: calas

prove (originally, of a piece or slice of fruit); try, attempt; testing; suppository (small medicinal plug that is inserted into the rectum)

Synonyms: prueba, intento, supositorio

Deverbal from calar, from Latin chalō (“to loosen, to let down”), from Ancient Greek χαλάω (khaláō).

noun, feminine/ˈkala/plural: calas

cove

Synonyms: ensenada

Related: caleta

Unknown, perhaps from pre-Roman origin. Or from Etymology 1, in the sense "let down an anchor", i.e. "anchorage".

noun, feminine/ˈkala/plural: calas

calla lily, arum lily (plant, flower)

Synonyms: alcatraz

Borrowed from New Latin Calla, former genus of the plant.