"Caló" meaning in English

See Caló in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Caló caló. Etymology templates: {{der|en|rmq|caló}} Caló caló Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Caló
  1. a mixed language or dialect spoken by the Spanish and Portuguese Romani. Translations (Spanish Romani): caló (Caló), caló [masculine] (Catalan), caló [masculine] (Portuguese), calão [masculine] (Portuguese), caló [masculine] (Spanish), iberisk romani [common-gender] (Swedish), Calo dili (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Caló-en-name-hfLVHT8o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Caló translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Languages Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Caló translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Languages: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'Spanish Romani': 77 23
  2. an argot spoken by pachuco Chicanos in the United States in the early 20th century.
    Sense id: en-Caló-en-name-TgZuoQ2z Categories (other): Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: rmq (alt: SIL), rmq ⁠ 
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