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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French crampe. Compare English cramp and Portuguese cãibra. Doublet of rampa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈlambɾe/
- Rhymes: -ambɾe
- Syllabification: ca‧lam‧bre
Noun
calambre m (plural calambres)
- cramp
- Synonym: rampa
- electric shock
- Synonym: electrochoque
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