calofrío

Spanish

Etymology

From calor (“heat”) +‎ frío (“cold”), perhaps a calque of Latin calē, frīge. Compare Catalan calfred.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaloˈfɾio/ [ka.loˈfɾi.o]
Rhymes: -io
Syllabification: ca‧lo‧frí‧o

Noun

calofrío m (plural calofríos)

shudder

Derived terms

escalofrío

Descendants

→ Portuguese: calafrio

Further reading

“calofrío”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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