callecita

Spanish

Etymology

From calle +‎ -cita.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kaʝeˈθita/ [ka.ʝeˈθi.t̪a] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kaʎeˈθita/ [ka.ʎeˈθi.t̪a] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /kaʃeˈsita/ [ka.ʃeˈsi.t̪a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kaʒeˈsita/ [ka.ʒeˈsi.t̪a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • 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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