noun, feminine/ˈkala/plural: calas
cala is feminine in Spanish.
prove (originally, of a piece or slice of fruit); try, attempt; testing; suppository (small medicinal plug that is inserted into the rectum)
Synonyms: prueba, intento, supositorio
Deverbal from calar, from Latin chalō (“to loosen, to let down”), from Ancient Greek χαλάω (khaláō).
noun, feminine/ˈkala/plural: calas
cala is feminine in Spanish.
cove
Related: caleta
Unknown, perhaps from pre-Roman origin. Or from Etymology 1, in the sense "let down an anchor", i.e. "anchorage".
noun, feminine/ˈkala/plural: calas
cala is feminine in Spanish.
calla lily, arum lily (plant, flower)
Borrowed from New Latin Calla, former genus of the plant.