trotacalles

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of trota (“to trot”) +‎ calles (“streets”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /tɾotaˈkaʝes/ [t̪ɾo.t̪aˈka.ʝes] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /tɾotaˈkaʎes/ [t̪ɾo.t̪aˈka.ʎes] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /tɾotaˈkaʃes/ [t̪ɾo.t̪aˈka.ʃes] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /tɾotaˈkaʒes/ [t̪ɾo.t̪aˈka.ʒes] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: tro‧ta‧ca‧lles

Noun

trotacalles m or f by sense (plural trotacalles)

  1. flaneur
    Synonym: azotacalles

Further reading

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