calafate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Spanish calafate

Noun[edit]

calafate (plural calafates)

  1. The barberry of South America.

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

calafate m (plural calafates)

  1. caulker

Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

calafate m or f by sense (plural calafates)

  1. caulker
    Synonyms: calafateador, calafateadora
  2. (Chile, Argentina) barberry (the local Berberis species, as the Magellan barberry)
    Synonym: michay

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