cálcio
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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