Calles

[ kah-yes ]

/ ˈkɑ yɛs /

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noun

Plu·tar·co E·lí·as

[ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs], /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/, 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.

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How to use Calles in a sentence

Pray let me hear it: I hope it will go to the tune of one of our Passa-calles.
Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18)|John Dryden
Velazquez painted the familiar figure of the water-seller, who is to be seen to-day in the calles of Seville, crying agua fresca.
The Story of Seville|Walter M. Gallichan
Brantôme says a calle or calotte is "a cap," hence the phrase, Plattes comme des calles.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
Amigo mio, it was that damned Antonio Calles who listened to us last night.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930|Various

Durante una dos horas, en las calles inmediatas estos puntos rein un bullicio, una animacin y un movimiento indescriptibles.
Legends, Tales and Poems|Gustavo Adolfo Becquer