cala

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) prove (originally, of a piece or slice of fruit)
2. (feminine) try, attempt
3. (feminine) testing
4. (feminine) suppository (small medicinal plug that is inserted into the rectum)

Verb

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

Concepts

hold

inlet

creek

cove

bay

glade

notch

probe

suppository

bog arum

engpass

fishing-ground

small bay

Calla

genus Calla

loading space

marsh calla

bight

bottleneck

calanque

calla lily

Synonyms

caleta

ensenada

bodega

nicho ahuecado por las olas

supositorio

alcatraz

género calla

bahía

calanque

golfo

Hyphenated as

ca‧la

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkala/

Etymology

Deverbal from calar, from Latin chalō (“to loosen, to let down”), from Ancient Greek χαλάω (khaláō).