azotacalles

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of azota (“to whip, to flog”) +‎ calles (“streets”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /aθotaˈkaʝes/ [a.θo.t̪aˈka.ʝes]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /aθotaˈkaʎes/ [a.θo.t̪aˈka.ʎes]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /asotaˈkaʝes/ [a.so.t̪aˈka.ʝes]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /asotaˈkaʎes/ [a.so.t̪aˈka.ʎes]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /asotaˈkaʃes/ [a.so.t̪aˈka.ʃes]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /asotaˈkaʒes/ [a.so.t̪aˈka.ʒes]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝes
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎes
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃes
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒes

Syllabification: a‧zo‧ta‧ca‧lles

Noun

azotacalles m or f by sense (plural azotacalles)

(dated) flaneur, wanderer
Synonym: trotacalles

Further reading

“azotacalles”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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