calva

Meaning

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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Concepts

bald head

bald patch

clearing

phage plaque

spot

Synonyms

peca

pelada

halo de lisis

Translations

Glatze

pelata

calvitie

φαλάκρα

falakra

tache

petite tache

tache de couleur

calvizie

macchietta

pezzatura

ruimte

spat

Hyphenated as

cal‧va

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkalba/