释义
[ kuh -loh ; Spanish kah-law ] SHOW IPA
/ kəˈloʊ; Spanish kɑˈlɔ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a variety of Spanish influenced by Mexican underworld argot with a large admixture of English words, spoken especially by young Mexican-Americans in cities of the southwestern U.S.
(often initial capital letter ) a language spoken by Spanish Gypsies.
Origin of caló From Spanish
Words nearby caló calm, calmative, Calmette, calmodulin, calmy, caló , calochortus, calomel, calomel electrode, Caloocan, Caloosahatchee
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Example sentences from the Web for caló Calo hopes that our visceral response to drones will prompt a national conversation.
Why Drones Make Us Nervous | Josh Dzieza| May 17, 2013| DAILY BEAST
That is Jaraicejo,” said Antonio; “a bad place it is and a bad place it has ever been for the Calo people.
The Bible in Spain | George Borrow
Calo John was slain in his tent by night, and the deed was piously ascribed to the lance of St. Demetrius.
The Passing of the Turkish Empire in Europe | B. Granville Baker
"I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face.
Calo he spoke in such a manner as to astonish the Spanish gipsies.
Letters to an Unknown | Prosper Mrime
For there be two manner of angels, a good and an evil, as the Greeks say, Cacho and Calo.
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville | John Mandeville
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