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"Cállate" is a form of "cállate", a phrase which is often translated as "shut up". "Blanquito" is an adjective which is often translated as "white". Learn more about the difference between "blanquito" and "cállate" below.
blanquito
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. white
¿Por qué no pintas tu casa de un color diferente? - Me gustan las paredes blanquitas.Why don't you paint your home a different color? - I like white walls.
a. white
Yo soy blanquita y mi esposo es negro y tenemos hermosos hijos interraciales.I'm white and my husband is black, and we have beautiful biracial kids.
b. fair
Mejor sal del sol. Eres muy blanquito y te puede dar insolación.You better get out of the sun. You're very white and you could get a sunstroke.
a. white
Me puse bien blanquito durante el invierno.I got really white during the winter.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
masculine or feminine noun
a. little white boy
¿Cuál es tu hijo? - Es el blanquito con cabello rojo y pecas.Which one is your son? - He's the little white boy with red hair and freckles.
b. little white girl
Esa blanquita es mis sobrina. La trigueñita es mi hija.That little white girl is my niece. The dark one is my daughter.
5.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
(pejorative)
(fair-skinned youth)
a. white boy
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
(pejorative)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
(slang)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Imposible que ese blanquito sepa bailar salsa.There's no way that white boy knows how to dance salsa.
b. white girl
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
(pejorative)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
(slang)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Solo porque mi novia sea una blanquita no significa que es materialista.Just because my girlfriend is a white girl doesn't mean she's a materialist.
a. white person
Los blanquitos se están mudando al vecindario y lo están aburguesando.White people are moving into the neighborhood and gentrifying it.
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cállate(
kah
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yah
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teh
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
1.
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
(informal)
(imperative; second person singular)
a. shut up
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
¡Cállate ya! Llevas media hora gritando.Oh, shut up! You've been shouting for half an hour.
b. be quiet
¡Cállate y haz tu tarea ya!Be quiet and do your homework already!
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