The story
- Late Latin · derived fromcalamaucus“skullcap”
- Spanish · borrowed fromcalamaco
- English todaycalamanco
From Spanish calamaco, from Late Latin calamaucus (“skullcap”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
calamanco
Today it means: A glossy woolen fabric with striped or checkered designs. Full definition →
Spanish calamaco ← Late Latin calamaucus