Masculine
calque
- (masculine) tracing (the reproduction of an image made by copying it through translucent paper)
- (masculine) calque, loan translation
- (masculine) layer
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kalk/
Etymology
Deverbal from calquer, borrowed from Italian calcare, from Latin calcāre (“to tread”).
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