cal

Meaning

Noun

lime (calcium oxide)

Pron

which (what one)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkal/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: calx

Inherited from Latin: canalis

Inherited from Latin: quālis

Cognate with Portuguese: qual

Cognate with Spanish: cual

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese cal, from Vulgar Latin *calem, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”).

Sentences

E diante disto, ¿ cal é a realidade ?

In the face of this, what is reality?

Cal é a súa postura?

What's his stance?

Haberá que ver agora cal é a decisión do ministerio.

Let's see what the ministry's decision is.

Cal é a súa aplicación práctica?

What's your practical application?

O cal explica que sexa tamén un home queimado polo fracaso.

Cal explains that he is also a man burned by failure.

Poden pedir asilo, mais non podo predicir cal será a decisión .

They can ask for asylum, but I can't predict what the decision will be.