pasacalle

Spanish

Alternative forms

pasacalles (less recommended)

Etymology

From pasa(r) (“to pass”) +‎ calle (“street”).

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˌpasaˈkaʎe/

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˌpasaˈkaɟ͡ʝe/, [ˌpasaˈkaʝe]
Hyphenation: pa‧sa‧ca‧lle

Noun

pasacalle m (plural pasacalles)

(music) passacaglia (historical Spanish dance)

References

“pasacalle” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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