pasacalle

Spanish

Alternative forms

• pasacalles (less recommended)

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of pasa (“to pass”) +‎ calle (“street”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˌpasaˈkaʝe/ [ˌpa.saˈka.ʝe]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˌpasaˈkaʝe/ [ˌpa.saˈka.ʝe]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˌpasaˈkaʎe/ [ˌpa.saˈka.ʎe]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌpasaˈkaʃe/ [ˌpa.saˈka.ʃe]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌpasaˈkaʒe/ [ˌpa.saˈka.ʒe]

 

• Rhymes: -aʝe

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -aʝe
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -aʎe
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -aʃe
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -aʒe

• Syllabification: pa‧sa‧ca‧lle

Noun

pasacalle m (plural pasacalles)

1. (music) passacaglia (historical Spanish dance)

Further reading

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