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)

1. shudder

Derived terms

• escalofrío

Descendants

• → Portuguese: calafrio

Further reading

• “calofrío”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10