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calva

Spanish, noun/ˈkalba/

calva is spelled C-A-L-V-A (5 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 29,960th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Calva is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “bald patch (area of baldness)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of calvo. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Parte superior de la cabeza de quien ha perdido el cabello”.

What does calva mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininebald patch (area of baldness)

  2. 2

    femininean area on a hide or fabric from which the hair or pill has worn out

  3. 3

    feminineclearing (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees)

  4. 4

    femininea traditional shepherds’ sport played in parts of Spain, the object of which is to knock down a partially supported horn or piece of wood (the calva) by throwing stones at it. In a modern version the stones have been substituted with metal cylinders (the marro) and horns are no longer used as targets

  5. 5

    femininethe wooden target used in the game of calva

adjective

  1. 1

    femininefeminine singular of calvo

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Parte superior de la cabeza de quien ha perdido el cabello. 2. Juego que consiste en lanzar una piedra u objeto parecido contra un madero o cuerno puesto verticalmente a una distancia proporcionada, con el objetivo de golpearlo en la parte superior sin que antes la piedra haya tocado tierra. 3. Región de tierra de un plantío que está desprovista de árboles. 4. Parte superior del almete, que es la pieza de la armadura que cubre el cráneo.

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 calva

  • calvas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce calva?

  • /ˈkalba/
  • [ˈkal.β̞a]
  • [ˈkalβ̞a]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is calva in Spanish?

calva appears 1.3 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).

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