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caledu

Pronunciation: /kaˈlɛdɨ̞/

“caledu” is a Welsh word. Its 6 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to harden (become hardened), dry
  2. to grow unfeeling or stubborn, render hard or obdurate
  3. to harden, pronounce as voiceless
  4. to grow stingy or niggardly
  5. to become costive or constipated, constipate
  6. to temper (iron, steel)

Etymology

From caled (“hard; rough, cruel”) + -u.

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