calçada

See also: calcada

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Etymology

From Latin calciāta, from calx (“limestone”).

Pronunciation

Noun

calçada f (plural calçades)

  1. carriageway, roadway (part of the road that carries traffic)
  2. A mass of dark clouds indicating rain.
    Quan el sol es pon en calçada, vent o pluja a la matinada.
    When the sun sets in a stormcloud, wind or rain at dawn.

Further reading

Portuguese
calçada (1)
calçada portuguesa (2)

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin calcō (“trample”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈsa.dɐ/ [kaʊ̯ˈsa.dɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈsa.da/ [kaʊ̯ˈsa.da]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kalˈsa.dɐ/ [kaɫˈsa.ðɐ]

  • Hyphenation: cal‧ça‧da

Adjective

calçada

  1. feminine singular of calçado

Noun

calçada f (plural calçadas)

  1. (Brazil) sidewalk, pavement (paved footpath at the side of a road)
    Synonym: passeio
  2. a cobbled street for pedestrian usage

Participle

calçada f sg

  1. feminine singular of calçado
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