zócalo

See also: zocalo

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin socculus, diminutive of soccus.

Noun

zócalo m (plural zócalos)

  1. (architecture) socle, base, footing, skirting, skirting board; frieze
  2. (chiefly Mexico) public square, town square, plaza, zocalo
  3. (geology) basement (mass of rock underlying sedimentary cover)
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