What does "calleja" mean in English?

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Spanish

calleja

English

alley

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Alternative translations of "calleja"

narrow street
lane
alleyway
passage

Examples of how to use "calleja" in Spanish

Spanish
Se metió por una estrecha calleja.
English
He went down a narrow alley.
Spanish
La calleja estrecha conduce al río.
English
The narrow alley leads to the river.
Spanish
Caminamos por la antigua calleja juntos.
English
We walked together through the old alley.
Spanish
El callejo está señalado en el mapa.
English
The alley is marked on the map.
Spanish
Mi abuela recuerda la calleja antigua.
English
My grandmother remembers the old alley.

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Se metió por una estrecha calleja.

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