callecita

Spanish

Etymology

From calle +‎ -cita.

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /kaʝeˈθita/ [ka.ʝeˈθi.t̪a]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /kaʎeˈθita/ [ka.ʎeˈθi.t̪a]
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /kaʝeˈsita/ [ka.ʝeˈsi.t̪a]
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains) /kaʎeˈsita/ [ka.ʎeˈsi.t̪a]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaʃeˈsita/ [ka.ʃeˈsi.t̪a]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaʒeˈsita/ [ka.ʒeˈsi.t̪a]

  • 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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