Cali

See also: cali, cāli, Ca Li, Ca-li, cālī, and cāļi

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæli/

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• Rhymes: -æli

Etymology 1

Clipping of California. Compare Vietnamese Ca Li.

Proper noun

Cali

1. (slang) The state of California in the United States.
   • 2010, “Teenage Dream”, performed by Katy Perry:

     We drove to Cali / And got drunk on the beach

   • 2012, Kelli London, Cali Boys, Kensington Publishing Corp. (→ISBN), page 10:

     "Why do I have to live here?" she asked for the umpteenth time, seeing no reason for the twentyfive-hundred-mile move from New York to Cali.

Translations

California — see California

Etymology 2

Spanish Cali, from Calima.

Proper noun

Cali

1. A city in western Colombia, southwest of Bogotá.

   Synonym: Santiago de Cali

2. A river in Colombia which flows by the city.

Translations

city in Colombia

• Spanish: Cali (es)

Further reading

• Cali on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Cali

1. Archaic form of Kali (“Hindu goddess”).

Anagrams

• -ical, Alic, Cail, Laci, laic

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Somali

Etymology

From Arabic عَلِي‎ (ʿalī).

Proper noun

Cali

1. A male given name: Ali.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Calima, a pre-Columbian culture, itself from a native (possibly Cariban) language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkali/, [ˈka.li]

Proper noun

Cali m

1. Cali (a river in Colombia)

Proper noun

Cali f

1. Cali (a city in Colombia)

Derived terms

• caleño

Further reading

• Cali on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

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Vietnamese

Proper noun

Cali

1. Alternative spelling of Ca Li