calaca
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from calavera, from Latin calvaria, likely influenced by Ancient Greek Γολγοθᾶ (Golgothâ) from Aramaic גולגולת (“skull”) used as the name of the execution site of Christ in the New Testament; see also Calvary and Golgotha. Probably influenced by sound-symbolism in view of the unusual development and duplicated syllable.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
calaca f (plural calacas)
- (Honduras, Mexico, colloquial) Death
- (Mexico, colloquial) skull
Further reading[edit]
- “calaca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Spanish terms derived from Aramaic
- Spanish sound-symbolic terms
- Spanish 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Spanish/aka
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- es:Death