calau

See also: Calau, călău, and călâu

Catalan

Etymology

Ultimately from Tagalog kalaw, possibly via French calao.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kəˈlaw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kaˈlaw]

Noun

calau m (plural calaus)

1. hornbill

Derived terms

• calau bicorne
• calau collrogenc
• calau crestablanc
• calau de gorgera
• calau terrestre

Further reading

• “calau”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cálao, either directly or via French calao, from Tagalog kalaw.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈlaw/ [kaˈlaʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈlaw/

• Rhymes: -aw
• Hyphenation: ca‧lau

Noun

calau m (plural calaus)

1. hornbill (bird)

Derived terms

• calau-alvinegro
• calau-anão-preto
• calau-bicórnio

Further reading

• “calau”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “calau”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “calau”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “calau”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026