callecita

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Spanish

Etymology

From calle +‎ -cita.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /kaʝeˈθita/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /kaʎeˈθita/
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /kaʝeˈsita/
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /kaʎeˈsita/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaʃeˈsita/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaʒeˈsita/

  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: ca‧lle‧ci‧ta

Noun

callecita f (plural callecitas)

  1. diminutive of calle; small street
    • 2012, José Agustín, Se está haciendo tarde (final en laguna), Debolsillo, →ISBN:
      El chofer enfiló por una callecita muy angosta y empinada.
      The driver went straight down a very narrow and steep little street.
    • 2016, Juan Acevedo Peinado, Plantas sagradas: El linaje secreto del chamanismo sudamericano, GRIJALBO, →ISBN:
      Caminamos por el costado izquierdo y salimos a una callecita lateral.
      We walked down the left side and went out to a little side street.

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