callo malayo

Spanish

FWOTD – 29 December 2015

Etymology

Literally, “Malay callus”. Used for the rhyme.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˌkaʝo maˈlaʝo/ [ˌka.ʝo maˈla.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˌkaʝo maˈlaʝo/ [ˌka.ʝo maˈla.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ˌkaʎo maˈlaʝo/ [ˌka.ʎo maˈla.ʝo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌkaʃo maˈlaʃo/ [ˌka.ʃo maˈla.ʃo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌkaʒo maˈlaʒo/ [ˌka.ʒo maˈla.ʒo]

• Syllabification: ca‧llo ma‧la‧yo

Noun

callo malayo m (plural callos malayos)

1. (idiomatic) an uggo, an ugly person
   • 2005, Ramón de España, Querida Letizia: cartas a una princesa embarazada, page 49:

     ¡No queremos que la reina de España sea un callo malayo!

     We don't want the queen of Spain to be an uggo!