calameño
Spanish, noun/kalaˈmeɲo/
calameño is spelled C-A-L-A-M-E-Ñ-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 78 million words in written Spanish, the 304,756th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Calameño is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “native or inhabitant of Calama, Chile (usually male)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Variedad de melón de pulpa anaranjada”.
What does calameño mean in English?
adjective
- 1
of, from or relating to Calama, Chile
noun
- 1
masculinenative or inhabitant of Calama, Chile (usually male)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Persona originaria o habitante de Calama. 2. Se dice de algo que proviene o tiene relación con Calama.
noun: 1. Variedad de melón de pulpa anaranjada.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of calameño
- calameña feminine
- calameños masculine plural
- calameñas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce calameño?
- /kalaˈmeɲo/
- [ka.laˈme.ɲo]
- [kalaˈmeɲo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is calameño in Spanish?
calameño appears about once in every 78 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).