trotacalles

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of trota (“to trot”) +‎ calles (“streets”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /tɾotaˈkaʝes/ [t̪ɾo.t̪aˈka.ʝes]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /tɾotaˈkaʎes/ [t̪ɾo.t̪aˈka.ʎes]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /tɾotaˈkaʃes/ [t̪ɾo.t̪aˈka.ʃes]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /tɾotaˈkaʒes/ [t̪ɾo.t̪aˈka.ʒes]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝes
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎes
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃes
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒes

Syllabification: tro‧ta‧ca‧lles

Noun

trotacalles m or f by sense (plural trotacalles)

flaneur
Synonym: azotacalles

Further reading

“trotacalles”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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