Swedish

Alternative forms

• Kalle

Proper noun

Calle

1. A diminutive of the male given name Carl, sometimes also used as a formal given name.

Asturian

Alternative forms

• cai
• caye

Noun

calle f ‎(plural calles)

1. street

Italian

Etymology

From Latin callis, callem.

Noun

calle f ‎(plural calli)

1. alley (especially in Venice)

Anagrams

• cella

Latin

Verb

callē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of calleō

References

• calle in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈka.ʎe]
• (Rioplatense) IPA^(key): [ˈka.ʒe]

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Latin callis, callem.

Alternative forms

• c/ abbreviation

Noun

calle f ‎(plural calles)

1. street
   • 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 30, in The Dust of Conflict:

     It was by his order the shattered leading company flung itself into the houses when the Sin Verguenza were met by an enfilading volley as they reeled into the calle.

2. a lane (in a pool or racetrack, but not a highway)

Synonyms

• (street): calzada, pista

Hyponyms

• (street): alameda, avenida f, bulevar m, callejón m, camino m, carretera f, senda f, sendero m

Related terms

• callejero

Descendants

• Baure: kaye
• Hiligaynon: kalye
• Tagalog: kalye

Etymology 2

Verb

calle

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of callar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of callar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of callar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of callar.

Anagrams

• lleca

Tarantino

Adjective

calle

1. warm