Spanish word

descalzo

Pronunciation

IPA/desˈkalθo/

Meaning

  • adjectivebarefoot

Example

Los niños están descalzos en la playa.

The children are barefoot on the beach.

Illustration for descalzo (barefoot)

More examples

¿Vienes descalzo a mi casa?

Are you coming barefoot to my house?

Core concept

Person standing barefoot with shoes set aside.

Common phrases

  • caminar descalzo

    walk barefoot

  • estar descalzo

    be barefoot

Similar words

descalzado: Feet are without shoes or other footwear, exposed and uncovered.

Definition in Spanish

Indica estar sin calzado, con los pies al descubierto.

Word origin

Derived from Latin discalceatus formed from dis- 'away from' plus calceatus 'shod', passing through Iberian Romance into Spanish descalzo.

Usage tips

  • Spanish has the reflexive verb descalzarse 'to take off one's shoes', so descalzo names the resulting state while descalzarse names the action.

Other meanings

  • without shoesadverb

Opposites

Related words

  • descalzarunshoeverb
  • descalzamientoremoval of shoesnoun

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