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cal¹

  • /kæl/

Rhymes with -æl

Where it comes from

Clippings.

noun cals

  1. abbreviation, clipping, informal Clipping of calorie
  2. abbreviation, clipping, informal Clipping of caliber
  3. abbreviation, clipping, informal Clipping of calendar “I set an hour on my cal every day for a home workout. Then I’d be on calls for three hours, then I’d make a homemade breakfast, take a walk at lunchtime, work on something non-screen-related in the evening, cook dinner and go on a run,” she said.
  4. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of calibration
  5. Philippines, abbreviation, clipping Clipping of calculator

cal²

  • /kæl/

Rhymes with -æl

noun

  1. Cornwall, UK, archaic, dialectal, uncountable wolfram, an ore of tungsten.

cal³

  • /kæl/

Rhymes with -æl

Where it comes from

Clipping of calcium hydroxide.

noun

  1. uncountable Calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).

Cal⁴

  • /kæl/

proper noun

  1. A short form of the male given names Caleb, Calum or Calvin.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Caroline.
  3. informal University of California, Berkeley
  4. informal, uncommon California.

Cal⁵

Where it comes from

Various origins:

* Borrowed from Spanish Cal. This surname is mostly found in Guatemala.

* Borrowed from Polish Cal.

* Borrowed from Turkish Çal.

proper noun Cals

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cil, lpo, bca, calibrate, calibration, car, calvin, christian, chalk, limestone, caleb, lime, horse, neva, callus, lac

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APA

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Chicago

"cal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cal.

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@misc{cal_2026,
  title = {cal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}