Limescale in Spanish
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I have looked but can not find a translation - I mean the stuff that lines the inside of a kettle for example if the water is hard.
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updated SEP 4, 2009
posted by ian-hill
Neat question! - webdunce, SEP 3, 2009
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It could be "La capa de cal" or "La costra de cal" or "Incrustaciones" according to http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=826363
updated SEP 3, 2009
posted by Nathaniel
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"Sarro" is a good technical word, but in Spain people simply call it "cal".
updated SEP 4, 2009
posted by lazarus1907
Cal makes sense limescale is also called calcium in English. Calcio. - ian-hill, SEP 4, 2009
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Sarro: Sedimento que dejan en las vasijas algunos líquidos que llevan sustancias en suspensión o disueltas.
updated SEP 4, 2009
posted by Carlos-F
I found a liquid to clean my kettle taht mentioned Sarro but it did not work. - ian-hill, SEP 4, 2009
