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Cali¹

  • /ˈkæli/

Rhymes with -æli

Where it comes from

Clipping of California. Compare Vietnamese Ca Li.

proper noun

  1. colloquial Nickname for California: a state of the United States. We drove to Cali / And got drunk on the beach

Cali²

  • /ˈkæli/

Rhymes with -æli

Where it comes from

From Spanish Cali, from Calima.

proper noun

  1. A city in western Colombia, southwest of Bogotá.

    Similar: Santiago de Cali

  2. A river in Colombia which flows by the city.

Cali³

  • /ˈkæli/

Rhymes with -æli

proper noun

  1. archaic Archaic form of Kali (“Hindu goddess”).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: california, kale, kali, calle, cal-mex, californication, caló, calbari, california roll, columbia, calecut, cat city, calicle, calfhood, cas., callabar

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name city in Colombia

EspañolCali

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MLA

"Cali." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cali. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Cali. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cali

Chicago

"Cali." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cali.

BibTeX
@misc{cali_2026,
  title = {Cali},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cali},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}