callo

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callo
masculine noun
1callus (dureza); corn (en el pie)
  • dar el callo (informal figurative) -> to slog
2sight, fright (informal) (persona fea)
3(cooking)
  • callos -> tripe (peninsular Spanish)
  • callos a la madrileña -> = tripe cooked with ham, pork sausage, onion and peppers

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callo [cahl-lyo’]
noun
1Corn, a callous substance on the feet. (m)
2Wen. (m)
  • Criar callos -> to become inured, become hardened
  • Pisar los callos a uno -> to tread on somebody’s toes
3Callos, tripe. (Culinary & Especially) (m)
  • Callos al ajo -> tripe with garlic
4Old bat, old cow; ugly woman. (m)
5to work hard. (Especially) (m)

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callo
sustantivo:masculino
1 (Med) [de pie] corn; [de mano] callus; callosity; (formal)
criar callos to become inured; become hardened
dar el callo (España) (familiar) to slog; work hard; slave away; (familiar)
allí hay que pisar muchos callos y respetar muchos intereses que son legítimos" Cuando alguien me pisa en un callo a » mala leche" como mucho le puedo perdonar El presidente boliviano dijo que » cuando uno pisa callos, la gente grita
2 (familiar) (persona fea)
María/Juan es un callo María/Juan is as ugly as sin
3 callos (Culin) tripe; (s)

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