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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈka.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /kawˈka.ɾju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈka.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /kawˈka.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kawˈka.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /kawˈka.ɾjo/
Noun
calcário m (plural calcários)
- (geology) limestone
Adjective
calcário (feminine calcária, masculine plural calcários, feminine plural calcárias)
- (relational) limestone
- calcareous, chalky