caliche

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish caliche, from Latin calx (“pebble”); compare chalk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈlit͡ʃi/ === Noun === caliche (countable and uncountable, plural caliches) (mineralogy) A crude form of sodium nitrate from South America; used as a fertilizer. A layer of hard clay subsoil or sedimentary rock; hardpan. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === chalice == Sardinian == === Alternative forms === calighe (Logudorese) calixi (Campidanese) === Etymology === From Latin calix, calicem, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kúlix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkalike/ === Noun === caliche m (plural caliches) (Nuorese) cup, wine glass, chalice == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin calx (“pebble”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈlit͡ʃe/ [kaˈli.t͡ʃe] Rhymes: -itʃe Syllabification: ca‧li‧che === Noun === caliche m (plural caliches) saltpeter salitre (El Salvador) jargon Synonym: jerga === Further reading === “caliche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “caliche”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “caliche”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA “caliche”, in Diccionario del español de México, Segunda edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, 2019