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callar

Pronunciation: [kəˈʎa]

“callar” is a Catalan word. Its 4 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to be silent, to be quiet
  2. to hush, to stop talking, to become silent
  3. to hush, to make silent
  4. to say nothing about, to not mention

In Catalan

  1. No dir cap paraula, deixar de pronunciar-les.
  2. Mantenir un fet en silenci o secret.

Etymology

Inherited from Latin chalāre, from Ancient Greek χαλάω (khaláō).

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