What does «caleta» mean in Spanish?
- Short for cove. Small inlet. Portion of the sea that goes into the land, smaller than a bay. It is used as a place name in many places around the world.
- It is applied to the boat that goes touching in the coves or inlets.
♦ Used in: Dominican Republic - Ecuador - Mexico - Nicaragua - Venezuela - Small port.
- A guild of freight carriers in seaports; caleto, caletero.
♦ Used in: Venezuela - Short street leading to the sea.
♦ Used in: Puerto Rico - Place used to store or hide something.
♦ Used in: Colombia - Venezuela - Hidden or secluded place in the city used by vagrants, street children or criminals as a shelter. Often illegal items or money are kept in them.
♦ Used in: Argentina - Chile - Colombia - Peru - Woman ungenerous with her money or goods. Feminine of caleto.
♦ Used in: Venezuela - Said of a person who does something without anyone noticing.
♦ Used in: Peru - A lot, in large quantities.
♦ Used in: Chile - (caleta buena) Safe place to store stolen goods.
♦ Used in: Chile - (uva de caleta) Beach grape.
♦ Used in: Cuba