See also: calzá

Galician

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese calça (13th century), from Early Medieval Latin calcea, from Latin calceus (shoe).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkɑlθɐ], (western) [ˈkɑlsɐ]

Noun

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calza f (plural calzas)

  1. (rare, usually in the plural) breeches, hoses
    • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 667:
      calçaronllj hũas calças daquel meesmo pano
      they put on him some hoses of the same cloth
    Synonyms: calzón, osa
  2. (rare, usually in the plural) stocking; socks
    • 1417, A. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 76:
      Iten que se vendan os çapatos en esta maneira: os çapatos de corda para sobre calça acostumados a trese branquas et hũu coroado et os çapatos de ome de pẽe et de lavrador trése branquas et hũu coroado
      Item, that they sell the shoes in this manner: the usual laced shoes for over the sock, thirteen whites and a crown each one, and the men's shoes for peons of workers, thirteen whites and a crown
    Synonym: media
Derived terms
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References

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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calza

  1. inflection of calzar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkal.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -altsa
  • Hyphenation: càl‧za

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Early Medieval Latin calcea, from Latin calceus (shoe).

Noun

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calza f (plural calze)

  1. sock
  2. stocking
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Descendants
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  • Greek: κάλτσα (káltsa)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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calza

  1. inflection of calzare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈkalθa/ [ˈkal̟.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈkalsa/ [ˈkal.sa]
  • Rhymes: -alθa
  • Rhymes: -alsa
  • Syllabification: cal‧za

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Spanish calça, from Early Medieval Latin calcea, from Latin calceus (shoe).

Noun

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calza f (plural calzas)

  1. stocking, sock
    Synonym: media
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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calza

  1. inflection of calzar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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