calibro

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See also: calibró and calibrò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.li.bro/
  • Rhymes: -alibro
  • Hyphenation: cà‧li‧bro

Etymology 1

Possibly from Arabic قَالِب (qālib, “mold”), itself from Ancient Greek καλαπούς (kalapoús), a term related to shoemaking. Or, possibly a derivation of Latin qua libra, "of what dimensions, weight."

Noun

calibro m (plural calibri)

  1. caliber, bore
  2. callipers
  3. template

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

calibro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of calibrare

Further reading

  • The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Clarendon Press, 1989.

Anagrams

Portuguese

Verb

calibro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of calibrar

Spanish

Verb

calibro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of calibrar
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