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calaca

  • [kaˈlaka]

Rhymes with a.ka

Where it comes from

Acortamiento de calavera.

noun calacas

  1. Honduras, Mexico, Cultura, fiestas Figura de una calavera o esqueleto (generalmente humano) usada comúnmente para decoración durante el festival de Día de Muertos.

In English

  • skull bones of the head: cranium and mandible

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MLA

"calaca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/calaca. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

calaca. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/calaca

Chicago

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

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@misc{calaca_2026,
  title = {calaca},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/calaca},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}