Caló

Sometimes ca·ló

[kuh-loh, kah-law]

noun

1. a variety of Spanish influenced by Mexican underworld argot with a large admixture of English words, spoken especially by Mexican Americans in cities of the southwestern United States.

2. a language spoken by the Spanish and Portuguese Roma.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Caló¹

First recorded in 1840–45 Caló for def. 2, and in 1945–50 Caló for def. 1; from Spanish, from Romani

Example Sentences

The episode, directed by Joanna Calo and written by Karen Joseph Adcock and Catherine Schetina, makes clear that it’s the opposite; the fact that she’s eating is empowering.

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I called him up and said “Hey, what’s up, Bobby? I’m Caló. I really like your music. Would you be open to the possibility of doing something together?”

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“The price for free speech should not be this high,” said Arturo Carmona, president and publisher of Caló News, a news site that covers issues that matter to English-speaking Latinos.

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Calo: We wanted it to sound like when you’re in a room with way too many people who’ve known each other for way too long and are probably drinking way too much.

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Calo: It’s usually the matriarchs doing all the work to make these Christmases nice for their families, and it’s just f— miserable.

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