callejero

Spanish

Etymology

From calleja +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kaʝeˈxeɾo/ [ka.ʝeˈxe.ɾo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kaʝeˈxeɾo/ [ka.ʝeˈxe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /kaʎeˈxeɾo/ [ka.ʎeˈxe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kaʃeˈxeɾo/ [ka.ʃeˈxe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kaʒeˈxeɾo/ [ka.ʒeˈxe.ɾo]

• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ca‧lle‧je‧ro

Adjective

callejero (feminine callejera, masculine plural callejeros, feminine plural callejeras)

1. related to the streets, street- (often with negative connotations)

Derived terms

• acoso callejero
• artista callejero
• perro callejero

 

Noun

callejero m (plural callejeros)

1. street map, city map
2. wanderer (within the city or town, often for binge or partying and other unproductive activities)
3. (Mexico) a person who often goes out for unproductive activities

   Ya no seas callejero y busca trabajo

   Stop going out (for fun) and look for a job

4. stray (animal living in the streets)

Related terms

• calle f
• callejear

 

See also

• mapa de carreteras f
• patiperro m

Further reading

• “callejero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28