cálcio

See also: calcio, calco, calciò, and calcio-

Portuguese

cálcio

Etymology

From New Latin calcium, a word derived by Sir Humphry Davy in 1808, from Latin calx (“lime, limestone”), supposedly from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkal.sju/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkaw.si.o/, /ˈkaw.sjo/

Noun

cálcio m (uncountable)

calcium (chemical element of atomic number 20)

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