"calvo" meaning in Spanish

See calvo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkalbo/, [ˈkal.β̞o] Forms: calva [feminine], calvos [masculine, plural], calvas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -albo Etymology: Inherited from Latin calvus, from Proto-Indo-European *klh₂wós, *kl̥H- (“naked, bald”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|calvus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin calvus, {{inh+|es|la|calvus}} Inherited from Latin calvus, {{inh|es|ine-pro|*klh₂wós}} Proto-Indo-European *klh₂wós Head templates: {{es-adj}} calvo (feminine calva, masculine plural calvos, feminine plural calvas)
  1. bald
    Sense id: en-calvo-es-adj-YswT5zVw Categories (other): Hair Disambiguation of Hair: 51 22 26
  2. bare (lacking vegetation)
    Sense id: en-calvo-es-adj-yrD4aLY9 Categories (other): Hair Disambiguation of Hair: 51 22 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: la ocasión, la pintan calva, ni tanto ni tan calvo, pato calvo

Noun

IPA: /ˈkalbo/, [ˈkal.β̞o] Forms: calvos [plural], calva [feminine], calvas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -albo Etymology: Inherited from Latin calvus, from Proto-Indo-European *klh₂wós, *kl̥H- (“naked, bald”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|calvus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin calvus, {{inh+|es|la|calvus}} Inherited from Latin calvus, {{inh|es|ine-pro|*klh₂wós}} Proto-Indo-European *klh₂wós Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} calvo m (plural calvos, feminine calva, feminine plural calvas)
  1. a bald person Tags: masculine Derived forms: hacer un calvo Related terms: calvicie, alopecia, pelado, lampiño
    Sense id: en-calvo-es-noun-~hqioPhx Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Hair Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 33 20 47 Disambiguation of Hair: 51 22 26

Inflected forms

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