🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

calzado

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kalˈsaðo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Calzado/kalˈsaðo/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Compró un nuevo calzado para la boda."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Footwear or shoes collectively.

    "He bought new calzado for the upcoming wedding."
  2. 2

    A specific type of footwear, often used in a formal context.

    "The calzado she wore was elegant and matched her dress perfectly."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'calzado' originates from the Spanish verb 'calzar', which means 'to put on footwear'. It has roots in Latin 'calceare', derived from 'calx', meaning 'heel'. The word has evolved over centuries to refer specifically to footwear in general.

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