calo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "calo"

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈka.lu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈka.lo]

Verb

calo

1. first-person singular present indicative of calar

French

Etymology

From Caló caló, self-designated Romani slang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.lo/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

calo m (plural calos)

1. (slang) Caló; Romani; gypsy

Further reading

• “calo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Galician

Etymology 1

Attested since circa 1390. From Latin callum (“callus”), from Proto-Indo-European *kal (“hard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɑlʊ]

Noun

calo m (plural calos)

1. callus (hardened area of the skin)
   • 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 19:

     Et tãtas vezes ficou os jeonllos ẽno dia fazẽdo oraçõ a Deus, que tragia en eles calos

     And so many times he rested on his knees that day praying God, that he brought calluses on them

   • 20th century, a folk song (profanity):

     Unha vella de Taboadelo
     díxolle a outra de Xustáns
     que tiña máis calos na cona
     que o ferreiro ten nas mans

     An old woman from Taboadelo
     Told another from Xustáns
     that she had more calluses in the cunt
     than a blacksmith in his hands

2. callus (material occurring in bone fractures)

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “calo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “calo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “calo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “calo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “calo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

calo

1. first-person singular present indicative of calar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Cantonese 查佬 as 查 +‎ 佬.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃalo]
• Hyphenation: ca‧lo

Noun

calo (plural calo-calo)

1. (colloquial) passenger recruiter, ticket scalper, broker

Derived terms

• mencalo
• pencaloan
• percaloan

Further reading

• “calo”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.lo/
• Rhymes: -alo
• Hyphenation: cà‧lo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from calare +‎ -o.

Noun

calo m (plural cali)

1. (archaic) fall

   Synonym: caduta

2. (figurative) drop, loss, decrease

   Synonyms: caduta, diminuzione, ribasso, riduzione, perdita

   Antonyms: aumento, incremento

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

calo

1. first-person singular present indicative of calare

Anagrams

• cola, colà, laco, loca

Latin

Alternative forms

• kalō

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *kalō, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, shout”).

Cognate with Latin clāmō, clārus, classis, concilium, Ancient Greek καλέω (kaléō), Old English hlōwan (“to make a loud noise, roar, bellow”) (whence English low (“to moo”)). Another possible cognate is Proto-Slavic *kolkolъ (“bell”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈka.ɫoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkaː.lo]

Verb

calō (present infinitive calāre, supine calātum); first conjugation, no perfect stem

1. to call, announce solemnly, call out

Conjugation

   Conjugation of calō (first conjugation, no perfect stem)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	calō		calās		calat		calāmus		calātis		calant
	imperfect	calābam		calābās		calābat		calābāmus		calābātis		calābant
	future	calābō		calābis		calābit		calābimus		calābitis		calābunt
passive	present	calor		calāris, calāre		calātur		calāmur		calāminī		calantur
	imperfect	calābar		calābāris, calābāre		calābātur		calābāmur		calābāminī		calābantur
	future	calābor		calāberis, calābere		calābitur		calābimur		calābiminī		calābuntur
	perfect	calātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	calātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	calātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	calem		calēs		calet		calēmus		calētis		calent
	imperfect	calārem		calārēs		calāret		calārēmus		calārētis		calārent
passive	present	caler		calēris, calēre		calētur		calēmur		calēminī		calentur
	imperfect	calārer		calārēris, calārēre		calārētur		calārēmur		calārēminī		calārentur
	perfect	calātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	calātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		calā		—		—		calāte		—
	future	—		calātō		calātō		—		calātōte		calantō
passive	present	—		calāre		—		—		calāminī		—
	future	—		calātor		calātor		—		—		calantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		calāre			calārī			calāns			—
future		calātūrum esse			calātum īrī			calātūrus			calandus
perfect		—			calātum esse			—			calātus
future perfect		—			calātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		calātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		calandī		calandō		calandum		calandō		calātum		calātū

Due to the lack of active perfect system forms, the phrase "X called Y" is done via "[nominative of Y] est calātus per [ablative of X]." For example: "Gaius called his sister" becomes "Soror Gaiī est calāta per eō."

Derived terms

• Calābra curia
• calātiō
• calātor
• calātōrius
• calendae
• calendālis
• calendārium
• calendārius
• Comitia calata
• concalō
• incalō
• intercalō
• prōcalō

References

• “calo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

Unknown. One possibility is a substrate.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkaː.ɫoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkaː.lo]

Noun

cālō m (genitive cālōnis); third declension

1. a military servant

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	cālō	cālōnēs
genitive	cālōnis	cālōnum
dative	cālōnī	cālōnibus
accusative	cālōnem	cālōnēs
ablative	cālōne	cālōnibus
vocative	cālō	cālōnēs

References

• “calo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “calo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "calo", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “calo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “calo”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “calo”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “calo”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

calō (present infinitive calāre, perfect active calāvī, supine calātum); first conjugation

1. alternative form of chalō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of calō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	calō		calās		calat		calāmus		calātis		calant
	imperfect	calābam		calābās		calābat		calābāmus		calābātis		calābant
	future	calābō		calābis		calābit		calābimus		calābitis		calābunt
	perfect	calāvī		calāvistī		calāvit		calāvimus		calāvistis		calāvērunt, calāvēre
	pluperfect	calāveram		calāverās		calāverat		calāverāmus		calāverātis		calāverant
	future perfect	calāverō		calāveris		calāverit		calāverimus		calāveritis		calāverint
passive	present	calor		calāris, calāre		calātur		calāmur		calāminī		calantur
	imperfect	calābar		calābāris, calābāre		calābātur		calābāmur		calābāminī		calābantur
	future	calābor		calāberis, calābere		calābitur		calābimur		calābiminī		calābuntur
	perfect	calātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	calātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	calātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	calem		calēs		calet		calēmus		calētis		calent
	imperfect	calārem		calārēs		calāret		calārēmus		calārētis		calārent
	perfect	calāverim		calāverīs		calāverit		calāverīmus		calāverītis		calāverint
	pluperfect	calāvissem		calāvissēs		calāvisset		calāvissēmus		calāvissētis		calāvissent
passive	present	caler		calēris, calēre		calētur		calēmur		calēminī		calentur
	imperfect	calārer		calārēris, calārēre		calārētur		calārēmur		calārēminī		calārentur
	perfect	calātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	calātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		calā		—		—		calāte		—
	future	—		calātō		calātō		—		calātōte		calantō
passive	present	—		calāre		—		—		calāminī		—
	future	—		calātor		calātor		—		—		calantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		calāre			calārī			calāns			—
future		calātūrum esse			calātum īrī			calātūrus			calandus
perfect		calāvisse			calātum esse			—			calātus
future perfect		—			calātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		calātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		calandī		calandō		calandum		calandō		calātum		calātū

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ.lo/

Adjective

calo

1. inflection of calu:
   1. strong nominative masculine/feminine/neuter singular
   2. strong accusative neuter singular
   3. strong nominative/accusative neuter plural

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• callo (pre-reform spelling)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈka.lu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈka.lu/

• Rhymes: -alu
• Hyphenation: ca‧lo

Etymology 1

From Latin callum (“callus”), from Proto-Indo-European *kal (“hard”).

Noun

calo m (plural calos)

1. callus (hardened area of the skin)
   • 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “Sinha Victoria”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives]‎^[1], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 58:

     Effectivamente os sapatos apertavam-lhe os dedos, faziam-lhe callos.

     Effectively the shoes squeezed his fingers, made calluses.

2. callus (material occurring in bone fractures)

   Synonym: calo ósseo

Derived terms

• pisar no calo de alguém
• ter calo no coração

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

calo

1. first-person singular present indicative of calar

Further reading

• “calo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “calo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “calo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “calo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “calo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalo/ [ˈka.lo]
• Rhymes: -alo
• Syllabification: ca‧lo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from calar.

Noun

calo m (plural calos)

1. the soundable depth of a body of water

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

calo

1. first-person singular present indicative of calar

Further reading

• “calo”, 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