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Spanish
Etymology
From calleja (“narrow street”) + -ón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaʝeˈxon/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /kaʎeˈxon/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaʃeˈxon/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaʒeˈxon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ca‧lle‧jón
Noun
callejón m (plural callejones)
- alley, side street
- blind alley
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