calleja

See also: Calleja

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *callicula; compare attested Late Latin calliculus. By surface analysis, calle +‎ -eja.

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaˈʝexa/ [kaˈʝe.xa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kaˈʎexa/ [kaˈʎe.xa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaˈʃexa/ [kaˈʃe.xa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaˈʒexa/ [kaˈʒe.xa]

  • Rhymes: -exa
  • Syllabification: ca‧lle‧ja

Noun

calleja f (plural callejas)

  1. narrow street
    • 1885, Leopoldo Alas, chapter 1, in La Regenta, volume 1, published 2006, →ISBN:
      Pero sin pensarlo, daba una intención lúbrica y cínica a su mirada, como meretriz de calleja, […]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms
  • callejo

Further reading
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