Home › Words › C › calafatecalafatecalafate means the barberry, shrubs belonging to the genus Berberis.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, calafate ranks #16,730 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Spanish calafate (“barberry”).nounThe barberry, shrubs belonging to the genus Berberis.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.barberry 65% match — Any of the thorny shrubs of genus Berberis, which bear yellow flowers and red or blue-black berries. vs calafate →berberis 62% match — Any of very many evergreen or deciduous shrubs of the genus Berberis. vs calafate →agarita 58% match — A rounded evergreen barberry, Mahonia trifoliolata, native to the United States and Mexico, or its berry. vs calafate →arbute 58% match — The strawberry tree. vs calafate →calambour 58% match — A species of agalloch (unknown which species) found in the Philippines. vs calafate →crowberry 58% match — Empetrum; a small genus of dwarf evergreen shrubs that bear edible fruit. vs calafate →barauna 57% match — Quebracho wood. vs calafate →bullberry 57% match — The plant Shepherdia argentea. vs calafate →