calcaire

common nounadjective

Syllable Decomposition

calcaire

borrowed from Latin calcarius (of lime), derived from calx ("lime").

Definition

Synonyms

calcarifèrekarstique

Plural

calcaires

Hyponym

crayeux

Translations

  • englishenglish:calcareous
  • spanishspanish:calcáreo
  • italianitalian:calcareo

See also

calcite (cn.) chaulier (cn.) chaux (cn.) calcaire (cn.) rechauler (v.) chaulage (cn.) chauler (v.)