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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin *(via) calciāta, from calx (limestone).

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Noun

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calçada f (plural calçades)

  1. carriageway, roadway (part of the road that carries traffic)
  2. a mass of dark clouds indicating rain
    Quan el sol es pon en calçada, vent o pluja a la matinada.
    When the sun sets in a stormcloud, wind or rain at dawn.

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Old Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *calciāta (paved road), feminine of calciātus (paved with limestone), ultimately from Latin calx (pebble).

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Noun

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calçada m (plural calçadas)

  1. road, path, trail
    • c. 1235, Cantar de mío Cid[1]:
      Passó por Alcobiella, que de Castiella fin es ya; la calçada de Quinea ívala traspassar (...)
      He passed through Alcobiella which is already the end of Castile, the Quinea road he was going to cross (...)
    • c. 1240, Los Fueros de Cáceres[2], page 1:
      (...) e a moion cubierto pora o passa la calzada en ayuela. (...)
      and a covered sign where the roadway passes through Ayuela

Descendants

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  • Spanish: calzada

Portuguese

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calçada (1)
 
calçada portuguesa (2)

Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin calciāta (paved road), feminine of calciātus (paved with limestone), from Latin calcō (trample), from Latin calx (limestone). Cognate with Galician and Spanish calzada and French chaussée.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈsa.dɐ/ [kaʊ̯ˈsa.dɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈsa.da/ [kaʊ̯ˈsa.da]

  • Hyphenation: cal‧ça‧da

Adjective

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calçada

  1. feminine singular of calçado

Noun

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calçada f (plural calçadas)

  1. (Brazil) sidewalk, pavement (paved footpath at the side of a road)
    Synonym: passeio
  2. a cobbled street for pedestrian usage
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Participle

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calçada f sg

  1. feminine singular of calçado