calça
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calçar
- (reflexive, transitive) to shoe (to put shoes on)
- (figuratively, pronominal) to buckle up, to strap in (prepare oneself for a harrowing situation)
- (transitive) to earth up
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈkal.sə]
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Early Medieval Latin calcea, from Latin calceus (“shoe”). Over time the meaning extended upward to include all of the body from the waist down, then contracted to cover only the area just below the waist.
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