cala

Meaning

Noun

cove

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of calar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of calar:

calar

1. (archaic, transitive) to lower
2. (transitive) to lower (sails, masts, ships, nets, etc.)
3. (transitive) to soak, to drench
4. (transitive) to insert, to fit together
5. (transitive) to set, to light (a fire)
6. (reflexive) to stall (of an engine: to stop suddenly)
7. (transitive) to stall (to cause the engine of a manual-transmission car to stop)

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Concepts

creek

cove

brook

inlet

probe

recess

stream

bay

anabranch

bight

Synonyms

badia

rierol

si

sonda

ansa

rada

calador

ancó

Translations

crique

enseada

ensenada

caleta

baie

Bucht

insenatura

bahía

anse

desfiladeiro

kreek

baai

baía

cala

koy

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈka.lə]

Etymology

Cognate with Sicilian: cala

In summary

Unknown. From a pre-Celtic and pre-Iberian word. Compare Sicilian cala.