Spanish word

calendario

Pronunciation

IPA/kalenˈdaɾjo/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncalendar

Example

Mira el calendario en la cocina.

Look at the calendar in the kitchen.

Illustration for calendario (calendar)

More examples

Pon la fecha en el calendario para no olvidarla.

Add the date to the calendar so you don't forget it.

Core concept

Wall or on-screen calendar that shows weeks and appointments at a glance.

Common phrases

  • poner en el calendario

    add to the calendar

  • mirar el calendario

    check the calendar

  • calendario de eventos

    calendar of events

Similar words

agenda: A compact planner or app for recording daily schedules and specific appointment times.
fecha: The exact day given as year, month, and day that specifies when an event occurs.

Definition in Spanish

Documento o aplicación que muestra los días, las semanas y los meses del año y que se utiliza para ver fechas y organizar eventos, festivos y citas.

Word origin

Spanish calendario comes from Latin calendarium 'book for accounts', via calendae, the monthly announcements that led to keeping date records.

Usage tips

  • Speakers often contrast calendario for the visible date chart with agenda for detailed, time-specific plans, so en mi agenda implies a personal appointment list rather than the wall calendar.

Other meanings

  • schedulenoun
  • calendar systemnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • calendarizarcalendarizeverb

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