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calle.

street

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkaʝe/[ˈka.ʝe]/ˈkaʝe/[ˈka.ʝe]
  1. street

    feminine
  2. lane (in a pool or racetrack, but not a highway)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kel-der. Latin callis Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -sder. Latin -em Latin callem Old Spanish cal, calle Spanish calle Inherited from Old Spanish cal, calle, from Latin callem. For the retention/analogical restoration of final /e/ after /ʎ/, compare valle and conversely piel.

verb/ˈkaʝe/[ˈka.ʝe]/ˈkaʝe/[ˈka.ʝe]
  1. inflection of callar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of callar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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