calças

See also: calcas and calcás

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkal.sɐʃ/ [ˈkaɫ.sɐʃ]

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  • Hyphenation: cal‧ças

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese calças, from Latin calceus (“shoe”).

Noun

calças f pl (plural only)

  1. (plural only) pants (garment covering the body from the waist downwards)
  2. plural of calça
Usage notes
  • The plural is preferred to the singular except when referring to a single pair of pants not being worn. Referring to a pair being worn, both the singular and plural are used colloquially.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Makalero: kalsa, kaalsa (“trousers”)

Etymology 2

Verb

calças

  1. second-person singular present indicative of calçar

Further reading

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