calafate

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noun

The barberry, shrubs belonging to the genus Berberis.

OriginSpanish calafate →
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Meanings

nouncalafate (plural calafates)

plural calafates

  1. The barberry, shrubs belonging to the genus Berberis.

Origin

  1. Spanishcalafate“barberry”
  2. Englishcalafate

From Spanish calafate (“barberry”).

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APA

calafate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calafate

MLA

“calafate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calafate. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calafate,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calafate.

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