calçada

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin *(via) calciāta, from calx (“limestone”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kəlˈsa.ðə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kalˈsa.ða] === Noun === calçada f (plural calçades) carriageway, roadway (part of the road that carries traffic) a mass of dark clouds indicating rain === Further reading === “calçada”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Old Spanish == === Alternative forms === calzada === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *calciāta (“paved road”), feminine of calciātus (“paved with limestone”), ultimately from Latin calx (“pebble”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kalˈt͡sa.da/ === Noun === calçada m (plural calçadas) road, path, trail ==== Descendants ==== Spanish: calzada == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin calciāta (“paved road”), feminine of calciātus (“paved with limestone”), from Latin calcō (“trample”), from Latin calx (“limestone”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish calzada and French chaussée. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: cal‧ça‧da === Adjective === calçada feminine singular of calçado === Noun === calçada f (plural calçadas) a cobbled street for pedestrian usage (Brazil) sidewalk, pavement (paved footpath at the side of a road) Synonym: passeio ==== Related terms ==== === Participle === calçada f sg feminine singular of calçado === Further reading === “calçada”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “calçada”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026