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calzado

footwear

noun kahl-SAH-doh Rare

Also means

shoes

Usage Note

Calzado is a collective or mass noun for footwear in general — una tienda de calzado ('a shoe shop'), calzado deportivo ('sports footwear'). It is also the past participle of calzar ('to put on shoes'). As a mass noun it has no plural with this meaning. The verb calzar is also used to express shoe size: ¿Qué número calzas? ('What shoe size are you?').

Examples

"La tienda vende calzado de todo tipo."

Natural Translation

The shop sells all kinds of footwear.

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