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Meaning of calza | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
ˈkalθa

Definitions

  1. breeches, hoses
    feminine, plural-normally, rare
  2. stocking; socks
    feminine, plural-normally, rare
  3. Equivalent to 'Spat': An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres.

Equivalents

Bosanski spat
English Sock Spat
Hrvatski spat
Српски spat

Examples

“calçaronllj hũas calças daquel meesmo pano”

they put on him some hoses of the same cloth

“1417, A. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 76”

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

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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