calque calpulli • calque formation · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · calque · · Text Latin · · Script 6 · · Length 2 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language. Synonyms: calque formation, loan translation. Example: "`superman' is a calque for the german `ubermensch'." · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · calque formation · · Synonym 1 loan translation · · Synonym 2 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 l latin small letter l U+006C q latin small letter q U+0071 u latin small letter u U+0075