calizo
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈliθo/ [kaˈli.θo] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /kaˈliso/ [kaˈli.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iθo (Spain)
- Rhymes: -iso (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: ca‧li‧zo
Adjective
calizo (feminine caliza, masculine plural calizos, feminine plural calizas) (geology)
- (relational) limestone
- calcareous, chalky
- Synonym: calcáreo
Further reading
- “calizo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024