Meaning

callar

  1. to calm
  2. (derogatory, often, reflexive) to be silent, to shut up
  3. to keep silent
  4. (intransitive) to hush, to become silent
  5. (transitive) to hush, to make silent
  6. to not mention

Frequency

A2
Hyphenated as
ca‧lle
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkaʝe/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish cal, calle, from Latin callem. For the retention/analogical restoration of final /e/ after /ʎ/, compare valle and conversely piel.

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