Calica

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginTagalog Calica ← Spanish caliza →
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Meanings

proper nounCalica (plural Calicas)

plural Calicas

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Spanishcaliza“limestone”
  2. TagalogCalica
  3. EnglishCalica

Borrowed from Tagalog Calica, a metonymic occupational surname from Spanish caliza (“limestone”).

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APA

Calica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calica

MLA

“Calica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calica. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Calica,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calica.

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