caló

caló

► nombre masculino invariable

1 gypsy language

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SM gipsy dialect, gypsy dialect

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masculino gypsy slang

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masculino gypsy slang

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caló

masculine

gypsy slang

CULTURAL NOTE

caló

The Indo-European language spoken by Spanish gypsies. It is not recognized as an official language, but there are many words of caló origin in colloquial Spanish, such as calé (gypsy) and payo, the gypsy word for non-gypsies. gitano (↑ gitano a1) .

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Del verbo calar: (conjugate calar)

calo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

caló es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
calar    
caló
calar (conjugate calar) verbo transitivo
1 [líquido] (empapar) to soak;
(atravesar) to soak through;

◊ el agua me caló los calcetines water soaked through my socks

2 (fam) ‹persona/intenciones› to rumble (colloq), to suss … out (BrE colloq)
3 [barco] to draw
4 (Esp) ‹coche/motor› to stall
verbo intransitivo
1 [moda] to catch on;
[costumbre/filosofía] to take root
2 [zapatos/tienda de campaña] to leak, let water in
calarse verbo pronominal
1 (empaparse) to get soaked, get drenched
2 (Esp) [coche/motor] to stall
caló sustantivo masculino
gypsy slang
calar
I verbo transitivo
1 (empapar) to soak, drench:
2 (atravesar) to pierce, penetrate
3 familiar (a alguien o sus intenciones) to rumble: ¡te tenemos calado!, we've got your number!
II verbo intransitivo
1 (permitir que pase el líquido) to let in water
2 (impresionar) to make an impression [en, on]
(penetrar) to catch on
3 Náut to draw
caló sustantivo masculino gypsy dialect
'caló' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calarse
- calar
English:
size

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caló nm

1. Esp [gitano] = Spanish gypsy dialect

2. Méx [argot] = working-class Mexico City slang

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caló

m

1 language spoken by Spanish gypsies

2 Méx

criminal slang