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Example sentences for: caló
How can you use “caló” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
Caló comes from the gypsy word zincaló, which is one of the idioms of the Spanish gypsies.
One published dictionary of caló, by Jay Rosensweig, presents caló in a rather harsh manner, referring to it as gutter Spanish, which prompted a reader to take the privilege of writing a comment on the title page of the book.
The pachuco speech, a combination of English and Spanish, also called caló, was a fascinating fusion drawing from many linguistic sources.
This example of “book graffiti” is presented here because it is an excellent example of the use of Chicano Spanish influenced by caló and used at an opportune moment:
Katz includes a glossary of the caló words used in the story.
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