calvo
/ˈkalbo/ · B2 · adj
bald
👨🦲 calvo = sounds like CALL-vo: a bald head is a CALLOUS-smooth, hairless dome
Comes from Latin calvus, meaning bald. Related English word: calvaria, the bare skull cap. Link calvo with calvaria: both name a smooth, hairless top. Spanish also uses calvo for bare, treeless land.