calle

See also: callé and Calle

Asturian

Alternative forms

• cai, caye

Etymology

From Latin callis, callem.

Noun

calle f (plural calles)

1. street

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin callis, callem.

Noun

calle f (plural calli)

1. (Venice) alley (especially in Venice)

Anagrams

• cella

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Latin

Verb

callē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of calleō

References

• calle in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈkaʎe/
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɟ͡ʝe/, [ˈkaʝe]
• (Rioplatense) IPA^(key): [ˈka.ʒe]

Etymology 1

From Latin callis, callem.

Alternative forms

• c/ (abbreviation)

Noun

calle f (plural calles)

1. street

   Synonyms: calzada, pista

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

Synonyms

• (lane): carril

Hyponyms

• (street): alameda, avenida, bulevar, callejón, camino, carretera, senda, sendero, travesía

Derived terms

Terms derived from calle

• bocacalle
• callecita
• calleja

• callejero
• callejón

• callejuela
• encallar

Descendants

• → Baure: kaye
• → Hiligaynon: kalye
• → Tagalog: kalye

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

calle

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of callar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of callar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of callar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of callar.

Further reading

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

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Tarantino

Adjective

calle

1. warm