callus

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Pronunciation

• (US) (UK) IPA: /ˈkæləs/
• Rhymes: -æləs
• Homophone: callous

Noun

callus (plural calluses or calli)

1. A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.

Translations

hardened part of the skin

Bulgarian: мазол (bg) (mazól) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 胼胝 (cmn) (piánzhī), 繭 (cmn) (jiǎn) Croatian: žulj (hr) m. Dutch: eelt (nl) n. Finnish: känsä (fi) French: calus (fr) m., durillon (fr) m. German: Schwiele (de) f.

Icelandic: sigg (is) n. Italian: callo (it) m. Japanese: 胼胝 (ja), タコ (ja), たこ (ja) (tako) Romanian: bătătură (ro) Russian: мозоль (ru) (mozól') m. Spanish: callo (es) m. Swedish: valk (sv) c.

Verb

callus (third-person singular simple present calluses, present participle callusing, simple past and past participle callused)

1. (intransitive) To form such hardened tissue

Translations

form hardened tissue

Chinese: Mandarin: 長繭 (cmn) (zhǎng jiǎn)

Italian: incallire (it)