azotacalles

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /aˌθotaˈkaʝes/ [aˌθo.t̪aˈka.ʝes] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /aˌθotaˈkaʎes/ [aˌθo.t̪aˈka.ʎes] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /aˌsotaˈkaʃes/ [aˌso.t̪aˈka.ʃes] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /aˌsotaˈkaʒes/ [aˌso.t̪aˈka.ʒes] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: a‧zo‧ta‧ca‧lles

Noun

azotacalles m or f by sense (plural azotacalles)

  1. (dated) flaneur, wanderer
    Synonym: trotacalles

Further reading

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