calafate
Spanish, noun/kalaˈfate/
calafate is spelled C-A-L-A-F-A-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 44,034th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Calafate is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “caulker” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que calafatea las embarcaciones”.
What does calafate mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinecaulker
- 2
femininemasculinebarberry
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona que calafatea las embarcaciones. 2. Carpintero que trabaja en obras navales.
noun: 1. Arbustos espinosos del género Berberis con frutos comestibles que crecen en regiones templadas y frías de Chile y Argentina. 2. Fruto del calafate, una baya azulada.
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 calafate
- calafates plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calafate?
- /kalaˈfate/
- [ka.laˈfa.t̪e]
- [kalaˈfat̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to calafate
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is calafate in Spanish?
calafate appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).