caligrafía

See also: caligrafia and caligrafiá

Asturian

Noun

caligrafía f (uncountable)

1. calligraphy (art of writing with decorative strokes)

Derived terms

• caligrafiar
• caligráficu

Related terms

• calígrafu

Further reading

• “caligrafía”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaliɡɾaˈfia/ [ka.li.ɣ̞ɾaˈfi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: ca‧li‧gra‧fí‧a

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek καλλιγραφία (kalligraphía), from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”).

Noun

caligrafía f (plural caligrafías)

1. calligraphy
2. penmanship; handwriting

   Synonym: letra

Derived terms

• caligrafiar
• caligráfico

Related terms

• calígrafo

Etymology 2

Verb

caligrafía

1. inflection of caligrafiar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “caligrafía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025