calva

(Anglais)

Noun

1. (feminine) bald patch (area of baldness)
2. (feminine) an area on a hide or fabric from which the hair or pill has worn out
3. (feminine) clearing (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees)
4. (feminine) a traditional shepherds’ sport played in parts of Spain, the object of which is to knock down a partially supported horn or piece of wood (the calva) by throwing stones at it. In a modern version the stones have been substituted with metal cylinders (the marro) and horns are no longer used as targets
5. (feminine) the wooden target used in the game of calva

Adj

feminine singular of calvo

calvo

• Adj
• Noun

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Coupé comme

cal‧va

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkalba/

Concepts

calvitie

tache

petite tache

tache de couleur

Synonymes

peca

pelada

halo de lisis

Traductions

Glatze

pelata

bald patch

bald head

łysina

falakra

clearing

phage plaque

spot

calvizie

macchietta

pezzatura

ruimte

spat

glaca