calibro

See also: calibró and calibrò

Italian

Etymology

Possibly from Arabic قَالِب‎ (qālib, “mold”), itself from Ancient Greek καλαπούς (kalapoús), a term related to shoemaking. Or, possibly a derivation of Latin qua libra, "of what dimensions, weight."

Noun

calibro m (plural calibri)

  1. caliber, bore
  2. callipers
  3. template

Verb

calibro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of calibrare

References
  • The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Clarendon Press, 1989.

Portuguese

Verb

calibro

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of calibrar

Spanish

Verb

calibro

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of calibrar.
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