"caliche" meaning in Spanish

See caliche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kaˈlit͡ʃe/, [kaˈli.t͡ʃe] Forms: caliches [plural]
Rhymes: -itʃe Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? substratebor.? Latin calxder. Spanish caliche Derived from Latin calx (“pebble”). Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:der|la:calx<id:limestone><t:pebble>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? substratebor.? Latin calxder. Spanish caliche [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "limestone", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "Pre-Greek", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "qsb-grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "χᾰ́λῐξ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "lang_name" : "substrate", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "qfa-sub" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "calx", "gloss" : "pebble", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "caliche", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="caliche"> Derived from Latin calx (“pebble”)., {{ety|es|:der|la:calx<id:limestone><t:pebble>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? substratebor.? Latin calxder. Spanish caliche Derived from Latin calx (“pebble”). Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} caliche m (plural caliches)
  1. saltpeter Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-caliche-es-noun-wUvxu5qZ Categories (other): Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 71 15 15 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 71 15 15 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 72 14 14 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 71 15 15
  2. salitre Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-caliche-es-noun-HCmCyEbu
  3. (El Salvador) jargon Tags: El-Salvador, masculine Synonyms: jerga
    Sense id: en-caliche-es-noun-E591lp6c Categories (other): Salvadoran Spanish

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "χᾰ́λῐξ",
      "χάλιξ#Ancient_Greek"
    ],
    [
      "calx",
      "calx#Latin:_limestone"
    ],
    [
      "calx",
      "calx#Latin:_limestone"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": ":der",
        "3": "la:calx<id:limestone><t:pebble>",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nPre-Greekbor.?\nAncient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.?\nsubstratebor.?\nLatin calxder.\nSpanish caliche\n[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"limestone\", \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"bor.\", \"is_uncertain\" : true, \"keyword_label\" : \"Borrowed from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"bor.\", \"is_uncertain\" : true, \"keyword_label\" : \"Borrowed from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"lang_name\" : \"Pre-Greek\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"children\" : [ ], \"lang\" : \"qsb-grc\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Ancient Greek\", \"term\" : \"χᾰ́λῐξ\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"grc\" }, { \"lang_name\" : \"substrate\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"children\" : [ ], \"lang\" : \"qfa-sub\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"calx\", \"gloss\" : \"pebble\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Spanish\", \"term\" : \"caliche\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"es\" }\" data-lang=\"es\" data-title=\"caliche\">\nDerived from Latin calx (“pebble”).",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": ":der",
        "3": "la:calx<id:limestone><t:pebble>",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nPre-Greekbor.?\nAncient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.?\nsubstratebor.?\nLatin calxder.\nSpanish caliche\nDerived from Latin calx (“pebble”).",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nPre-Greekbor.?\nAncient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.?\nsubstratebor.?\nLatin calxder.\nSpanish caliche\nDerived from Latin calx (“pebble”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "caliches",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "caliche m (plural caliches)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ca‧li‧che"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ca‧li‧che"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "71 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "72 14 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "saltpeter"
      ],
      "id": "en-caliche-es-noun-wUvxu5qZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "saltpeter",
          "saltpeter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "salitre"
      ],
      "id": "en-caliche-es-noun-HCmCyEbu",
      "links": [
        [
          "salitre",
          "salitre"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Salvadoran Spanish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "jargon"
      ],
      "id": "en-caliche-es-noun-E591lp6c",
      "links": [
        [
          "jargon",
          "jargon"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(El Salvador) jargon"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "jerga"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "El-Salvador",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈlit͡ʃe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈli.t͡ʃe]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-itʃe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caliche"
}
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  "categories": [
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymology trees",
    "Pages with etymon",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/itʃe",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/itʃe/3 syllables",
    "Spanish 3-syllable words",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with etymology texts",
    "Spanish entries with etymology trees",
    "Spanish entries with etymon",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish masculine nouns",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
    "Spanish terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
    "Spanish terms derived from substrate languages",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "χᾰ́λῐξ",
      "χάλιξ#Ancient_Greek"
    ],
    [
      "calx",
      "calx#Latin:_limestone"
    ],
    [
      "calx",
      "calx#Latin:_limestone"
    ]
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": ":der",
        "3": "la:calx<id:limestone><t:pebble>",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
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      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": ":der",
        "3": "la:calx<id:limestone><t:pebble>",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nPre-Greekbor.?\nAncient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.?\nsubstratebor.?\nLatin calxder.\nSpanish caliche\nDerived from Latin calx (“pebble”).",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nPre-Greekbor.?\nAncient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.?\nsubstratebor.?\nLatin calxder.\nSpanish caliche\nDerived from Latin calx (“pebble”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "caliches",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "caliche m (plural caliches)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ca‧li‧che"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ca‧li‧che"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "saltpeter"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "saltpeter",
          "saltpeter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "salitre"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "salitre",
          "salitre"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Salvadoran Spanish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "jargon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "jargon",
          "jargon"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(El Salvador) jargon"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "jerga"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "El-Salvador",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈlit͡ʃe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈli.t͡ʃe]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-itʃe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caliche"
}

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