calco

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) cast (of sculpture)
2. (masculine) tracing (of a design)
3. (masculine) literal loan translation, calque (calco semantico), loanword
4. (masculine) mold

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of calcare

Concepts

calque

cast

loan translation

loanword

mold

mould

plaster

stamp

tracing

calque formation

calquing

Synonyms

stampo

forma

gesso

cera

riproduzione

tracciatura

calco linguistico

Translations

calque

calco

Lehnübersetzung

afgietsel

motlle

moulage

calc

decalque

leenvertaling

mal

moule

vorm

Lehnwort

leenwoord

μεταφραστικό δάνειο

Hyphenated as

càl‧co

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkal.ko/

Etymology

From calcare. In the sense “loan translation”, however, probably a semantic loan from French calque.