Callao
Definition
The chief seaport and largest city in the constitutional province of Callao, Peru, situated on Callao Bay near Lima.
A pebble or small stone, particularly in nautical Spanish referring to a cobblestone or rocky ground.
Examples
El capitán viró bruscamente para esquivar el callao que amenazaba con hundir su yate de juguete.
The captain swerved abruptly to dodge the pebble threatening to sink his toy yacht.
En Callao, hasta los callaos del muelle parecen susurrar secretos de piratas olvidados.
In Callao, even the pebbles on the pier seem to whisper secrets of forgotten pirates.
Mi abuela jura que Callao empezó como un simple callao que rodó desde los Andes hasta el mar.
My grandma swears Callao started as a single pebble that rolled from the Andes to the sea.
Los pescadores de Callao usan callaos como anzuelos naturales; ¡los pulpos muerden y se arrepienten!
Callao fishermen use pebbles as natural hooks; the octopuses bite and regret it!