"Calica" meaning in English

See Calica in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Calicas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Tagalog Calica, a metonymic occupational surname from Spanish caliza (“limestone”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tl|Calica}} Tagalog Calica, {{der|en|es|caliza||limestone}} Spanish caliza (“limestone”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Calica (plural Calicas)
  1. A surname.

Inflected forms

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