a cal y canto
Spanish, adverb/a ˌkal i ˈkanto/
a cal y canto is a Spanish adverb meaning “under lock and key, shut tight, closed behind doors” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does a cal y canto mean in English?
adverb
- 1
under lock and key, shut tight, closed behind doors
- 2
uncompromisingly, unyieldingly
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How do you pronounce a cal y canto?
- /a ˌkal i ˈkanto/
- [a ˌkal i ˈkãn̪.t̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to a cal y canto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.