calvo

Meaning

1. bald (having no hair)
2. (Brazil) balding

Concepts

bald

bare

hairless

baldpate

barren

coot

naked

scabby

bald-pated

baldhead

bald-headed

Synonyms

careca

nu

calva

despelado

Translations

chauve

calvo

kaal

calvo

glatzköpfig

calb

kahl

φαλακρός

calvus

pelato

أصلع

kaalhoofdig

أقرع

pelado

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkaw.vu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: calvus

Cognate with Spanish: calvo

Cognate with Catalan: calb

Cognate with French: chauve

Cognate with Sanskrit: कुल्व

In summary

From Latin calvus, in turn from Proto-Italic *kalowos, from Proto-Indo-European *klh₂wós, *kl̥H- (“naked, bald”). Compare Spanish calvo, Catalan calb, French chauve and, more distantly related, Sanskrit कुल्व (kulva).