caló

See also: calo, calò, Caló, cało, calo-, and ca-lô

Caló

Adjective

caló (feminine callí)

1. tanned, dark-skinned
2. Romani

   a sueí callí

   the Romani people.

Derived terms

• zincaló

 

References

• “caló” in J. Tineo Rebolledo, A Chipicalli (La Llengua Gitana), Granada: Gómez de la Cruz, 1900, →OCLC, page 26.
• “caló” in Francisco Quindalé, Diccionario gitano, Madrid: Oficina Tipográfica del Hospicio.
• “caló” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈlo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈlo]
• Rhymes: -o

Etymology 1

From Caló caló (“Caló”).

Proper noun

caló m

1. Caló

   Synonym: romaní espanyol

See also

• (Romani): gitano, romaní

Noun

caló m (plural calós)

1. an argot that has been salted with Caló vocabulary

Hypernyms

• argot (“argot”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

caló m (plural calons)

1. (Balearic) a small cove

Hypernyms

• cala (“cove”)

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Portuguese

Noun

caló m (plural calós)

1. Caló (language spoken by the Spanish and Portuguese Romani)

   Synonym: calão

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Spanish

Etymology

From Caló caló (“Caló”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈlo/ [kaˈlo]

Noun

caló m (plural calós)

1. Caló; the dialect of Spanish spoken by gitanos (essentially, Spanish with the addition of Romani/Gipsy words).
2. Spanish barrio slang.
3. An argot spoken by pachuchos in the United States; also called "pachucho" itself.

Verb

caló

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) preterite indicative form of calar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) preterite indicative form of calar.