What does callos in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word callos in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use callos in Spanish.

The word callos in Spanish means corn, ugly, tripe, slave away, I better keep my mouth shut, I should keep my mouth shut. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word callos

corn

nombre masculino (en la piel) (on toe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tengo un callo en el dedo gordo del pié derecho que me duele cuando me calzo.
I have a corn on the big toe of my right foot that hurts when I wear shoes.

ugly

nombre masculino (persona fea)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Es feísima, es un callo.
She's no looker; she's a dog.

tripe

nombre masculino plural (tripas: vísceras comestibles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La especialidad de la casa son los callos.
The house specialty is the tripe.

slave away

locución verbal (esforzarse al máximo)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Al principio no quería colaborar pero finalmente dio el callo y trabajó muchísimo.
At first, he didn't want to work together, but in the end he slaved away and worked a lot.

I better keep my mouth shut, I should keep my mouth shut

expresión (es preferible que me calle)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mejor me callo y no te digo lo que pienso o te lastimaré.
I better keep my mouth shut and not tell you what I think or I'll hurt you.

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