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Cali en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /ˈkæli/

Etymology

Clipping of California. Compare Vietnamese Ca Li.

Meanings

1. (colloquial) Nickname for California: a state of the United States.
   • "Why do I have to live here?" she asked for the umpteenth time, seeing no reason for the twentyfive-hundred-mile move from New York to Cali. 2012, Kelli London, Cali Boys, Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN, page 10:
   • We drove to Cali / And got drunk on the beach 2010, “Teenage Dream”, performed by Katy Perry:

Deriveds

Cali or bust

Cali en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈkæli/

Etymology

From Spanish Cali, from Calima.

Meanings

1. A city in western Colombia, southwest of Bogotá.
2. A river in Colombia which flows by the city.

Synonyms

Santiago de Cali

Translations (2)

es Cali (city in Colombia) · mr काली (city in Colombia)

Cali en · PROPN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈkæli/

Meanings

1. (alt-of, archaic) Archaic form of Kali (“Hindu goddess”).
   alt of Kali