callejonear

Spanish

Etymology

From callejón +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kaʝexoneˈaɾ/ [ka.ʝe.xo.neˈaɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /kaʎexoneˈaɾ/ [ka.ʎe.xo.neˈaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /kaʃexoneˈaɾ/ [ka.ʃe.xo.neˈaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kaʒexoneˈaɾ/ [ka.ʒe.xo.neˈaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ca‧lle‧jo‧ne‧ar

Verb

callejonear (first-person singular present callejoneo, first-person singular preterite callejoneé, past participle callejoneado)

  1. (Mexico, intransitive) to go through alleys, usually to get to the destination faster or to avoid wider streets

Conjugation

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