cálcio

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See also: calcio, calco, calciò, and calcio-

Portuguese[edit]

Chemical element
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cálcio

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from New Latin calcium, a word derived by Sir Humphry Davy in 1808, from Latin calx (lime, limestone), supposedly from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, pebble).

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkaw.si.u/ [ˈkaʊ̯.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkaw.sju/ [ˈkaʊ̯.sju]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkaw.si.o/ [ˈkaʊ̯.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkaw.sjo/ [ˈkaʊ̯.sjo]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -alsju
  • Hyphenation: cál‧ci‧o

Noun[edit]

cálcio m (plural cálcios)

  1. (chemistry) calcium (chemical element of atomic number 20)

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