gálibo

Meaning

an arch or similar structure used to determine the clearance of a moving vehicle (in a drive-through, a railway station, etc.)

Concepts

mould

pattern

stencil

template

Synonyms

modelo

patrón

calibre

plantilla

estarcido

escantillón

Translations

plantilla

gàlib

Eleganz

Schablone

πρότυπο

calibre

patron

modello

sagoma

stampino

normografo

sjabloon

modelo

padrão

Hyphenated as

gá‧li‧bo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡalibo/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish:

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Andalusian Arabic قَالِب (qálib), from Arabic قَالَب (qālab), قَالِب (qālib, “form, mold”), from Ancient Greek κᾱλοπόδιον (kālopódion, “shoemaker's last”). Doublet of calibre.