Word: caliches
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ca
li
ches
Definition: Plural of caliche; nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru
Morphemes:
Affix: caliche
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A crude form of sodium nitrate from South America; used as a fertilizer.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: calx
Language: la
Decoded: calx
Meaning: pebble
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).