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CATALAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

callar.

to be silent, to be quiet

6 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

verb[kəˈʎa]Balearic, Central, Northern[kaˈʎaɾ]Valencia[kaˈʎa]Northwestern
  1. to be silent, to be quiet

    intransitive
    El meu home calla.
  2. to hush, to stop talking, to become silent

    intransitive
    Si us plau, calleu!
  3. to hush, to make silent

    transitive
    I llavors el va fer callar.
  4. to say nothing about, to not mention

    reflexive · transitive
    Aquestes coses se les calla.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin chalāre, from Ancient Greek χαλάω (khaláō).

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