noun, masculine/feminine/kalaˈfate/plural: calafates
caulker; barberry
Synonyms: calafateador, calafateadora, michay
From Andalusian Arabic قلفط (qalafaṭa, qalafaṭe, “to caulk”). Compare Libyan Arabic قلفاط, Maltese qalfat, and etymology 2 in Arabic قالة (qāla).