a cal y canto
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a ˌkal i ˈkanto/ [a ˌkal i ˈkãn̪.t̪o]
- Syllabification: a cal y can‧to
Adverb
- (idiomatic) under lock and key, shut tight, closed behind doors
Further reading
- “a cal y canto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024