calcetín

Spanish

Etymology

From calceta (“tights”) +‎ -ín. Related to English caltrop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalθeˈtin/ [kal̟.θeˈt̪ĩn] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /kalseˈtin/ [kal.seˈt̪ĩn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: cal‧ce‧tín

Noun

calcetín m (plural calcetines)

1. sock

   Synonym: media

Derived terms

• calcetín de Navidad

Descendants

• → Basque: galtzetin
• → Tausug: kalsitin

Further reading

• “calcetín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10