Cale
Roma in Spain
The
Romani people (also called Romany or Gypsies) are a diverse ethnic group who until recently lived primarily in Southern and Eastern Europe, Western Asia, and the Middle East. The Roma in Spain are generally known as Gitanos. They used to speak a language known as
Romani. Spanish Roma tend to speak
Caló which is basically Andalusian Spanish with a large number of Romani loan words. Estimates of the Spanish Gitano population between 600,000 and 800,000 with the Spanish government estimating between 650,000 and 700,000.
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cale (f)
n.
hold; wedge; chock; slip; stock, way
calé
adj.
smart, intelligent (Informal), cunning
caler
v.
wedge, chock, prop, cut out, stall
cala (f)
n.
creek, cove
cale (m)
n.
smack, slap, strike with an open hand
calar
v.
soak through, drench; penetrate; permeate; see through; rumble; fix; lower; crush, smash; stop, halt
calar
v.
silence, keep quiet!, hush