English

Proper noun

Cal

1. A short form of the male given names Caleb, Calum or Calvin.
2. A diminutive of the female given name Caroline.
3. California
4. (informal) University of California, Berkeley

Anagrams

• ACL
• lac
• LCA

English

Noun

cal ‎(plural cals)

1. Abbreviation of calorie.
2. Abbreviation of caliber.

Etymology 2

Noun

cal ‎(uncountable)

1. (mining, archaic, Britain, dialect, Cornwall) wolfram, an ore of tungsten

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Etymology 3

From an abbreviation of calcium hydroxide

Noun

cal ‎(uncountable)

1. calcium hydroxide, slaked lime

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• calu

Etymology

From Late Latin caballus ‎(“horse”), from Latin caballus ‎(“pack horse”). Compare Daco-Romanian cal.

Noun

cal m ‎(plural calj)

1. horse

Related terms

• cãlãrets
• cãlar/ncãlar
• cãlãriu
• ncalic

Catalan

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Contraction

cal

1. (contraction of the preposition ca and the article el) house of

Verb

cal

1. third-person singular present indicative of caldre

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin quālis.

Conjunction

cal

1. as

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kal/

Noun

cal m ‎(plural cals)

1. callus (hardened part of the skin)

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin callis, callem.

Noun

cal

1. street, alley

Lojban

Rafsi

cal

1. rafsi of canlu.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sal/

Noun

cal m inan

1. inch (unit of measure)

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cal, from Vulgar Latin cals, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ ‎(khálix, “pebble”), from Proto-Indo-European [Term?] ‎(“break up, split”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɫ/
• Hyphenation: cal
• Rhymes: -aw

Noun

cal m (plural cales)

1. lime (calcium oxide)

Romanian

Etymology

From Late Latin caballus ‎(“horse”), from Latin caballus ‎(“pack horse”), probably of Gaulish [Term?] origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kal/

Noun

cal m ‎(plural cai)

1. horse
2. (chess) knight

Declension

Related terms

• călare
• încăleca

See also

Chess pieces in Romanian · piese de șah (layout · text)
rege	regină, damă	tură, turn	nebun	cal	pion

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin cals, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ ‎(khálix, “pebble”), from Proto-Indo-European [Term?] ‎(“break up, split”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Noun

cal f ‎(uncountable)

1. lime (calcium oxide)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Symbol

cal

1. Symbol of caloría

Derived terms

• a cal y canto
• agua de cal
• cal apagada
• cal hidráulica
• cal muerta
• cal viva
• cloruro de cal
• piedra de cal
• una de cal y otra de arena

Volapük

Noun

cal ‎(plural cals)

1. occupation
2. office (position)
3. profession

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

• cäl
• cälan
• cäläb
• cälod
• cälodön
• cälov
• cälovik
• cälön
• hicäläb
• hicälan
• jicäläb
• jicälan
• laidacäl