callejero
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaʝeˈxeɾo/ [ka.ʝeˈxe.ɾo]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kaʎeˈxeɾo/ [ka.ʎeˈxe.ɾo]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaʃeˈxeɾo/ [ka.ʃeˈxe.ɾo]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaʒeˈxeɾo/ [ka.ʒeˈxe.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: ca‧lle‧je‧ro
Adjective
callejero (feminine callejera, masculine plural callejeros, feminine plural callejeras)
- related to the streets, street- (often with negative connotations)
Derived terms
Noun
callejero m (plural callejeros)
- street map, city map
- wanderer (within the city or town, often for binge or partying and other unproductive activities)
- (Mexico) a person who often goes out for unproductive activities
- Ya no seas callejero y busca trabajo
- Stop going out (for fun) and look for a job
- stray (animal living in the streets)
See also
Further reading
- “callejero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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