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Spanish
Etymology
From calor (“heat”) + frío (“cold”), perhaps a calque of Latin calē, frīge. Compare Catalan calfred.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaloˈfɾio/
- Rhymes: -io
- Syllabification: ca‧lo‧frí‧o
Noun
calofrío m (plural calofríos)
- shudder
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