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Galician
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps from French calotte.
Pronunciation
Noun
calote m (plural calotes)
- scam (fraudulent deal)
- Synonym: pufo
- trickery, ruse
- Synonyms: engano, trampa
Derived terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “calote”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “calote”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “calote”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French culotte.[1][2]
Noun
calote m (plural calotes)
- scam (fraudulent deal)
- Synonyms: burla, (Brazil) golpe
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French calotte.[1][2]
Noun
calote f (plural calotes)
- Alternative form of calota
References
Romanian
Pronunciation
Noun
calote f
- inflection of calotă:
- indefinite plural
- indefinite genitive/dative singular