la calva
/ˈkalba/ noun · feminine B2- bald patch (area of baldness)
- an area on a hide or fabric from which the hair or pill has worn out
- clearing (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees)
- a traditional shepherds’ sport played in parts of Spain, the object of which is to knock down a partially supported horn or piece of wood (the calva) by throwing stones at it. In a modern version the stones have been substituted with metal cylinders (the marro) and horns are no longer used as targets
- the wooden target used in the game of calva
Plural calvas
From the library
sobre mi calva infantil!
En la espaciosa calva de un anciano
Hiriendo el golpe la redonda calva.
Una calva ocasión de echarle el diente.
Learn calva in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.