cal
Spanish, noun/ˈkal/
cal is spelled C-A-L (3 letters) and appears 9.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,670th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cal is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “lime (calcium oxide)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Óxido de calcio; sustancia blanca, ligera, cáustica y alcalina, que en estado natural se halla siempre…”.
What does cal mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelime (calcium oxide)
symbol
- 1
Symbol of caloría
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Óxido de calcio; sustancia blanca, ligera, cáustica y alcalina, que en estado natural se halla siempre combinada con alguna otra.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cal
- cales plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cal?
- /ˈkal/
- [ˈkal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cal in Spanish?
cal appears 9.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).