Usage Note
Calura is a literary or elevated synonym for caldo (heat) or afa (sultry heat), used to evoke oppressive summer heat rather than temperature in a neutral sense. Unlike caldo (which can be an adjective or noun), calura is always a noun. It appears often in journalistic prose and literature but rarely in everyday speech, where il caldo or l'afa are preferred.
Examples
"La calura estiva rende difficile dormire."
Natural Translation
The summer heat makes sleeping difficult.
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