cauce

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin calix, calicis. Doublet of cáliz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈkauθe/ [ˈkau̯.θe]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈkause/ [ˈkau̯.se]
(Spain) Rhymes: -auθe
(Latin America) Rhymes: -ause
Syllabification: cau‧ce

Noun

cauce m (plural cauces)

riverbed
Synonyms: álveo, madre, lecho
course (of river)
current

Derived terms

encauzar

Further reading

“cauce”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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