verb/kaˈʝaɾ/
to calm; to be silent, to shut up; to keep silent; to hush, to become silent; to hush, to make silent
“¿Por qué no te callas?” — Why don’t you shut up?
Synonyms: calmar, tranquilizar
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *callāre, from Latin chalāre, from Ancient Greek χαλάω (khaláō). Compare Portuguese calar.