calitja

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin cālīgō. Doublet of calima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈli.d͡ʒə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈli.d͡ʒa]

Noun

calitja f (plural calitges)

1. haze

   Synonym: calima

2. (dialectal) swelter (suffocating heat)

   Synonym: xafogor

Related terms

• caliginós

Further reading

• “calitja”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024