Save Type Settlement Usage English (Archaic), Dutch, French, Italian, Romanian, Swedish Pronounced Pron. /kæl.ˈkʌ.tə/(English) /kal.ky.ta/(French) /kal.ˈkut.ta/(Italian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Anglicized form of Kolkata. It is considered outdated in English but is still regularly used in other languages.