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Definition of a cal y canto in Spanish:
a cal y canto
phrase
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Expresión con que se indica que algo se cierra o está cerrado completamente.
una de las casas ha sido cerrada a cal y canto por orden del juez; no debemos cerrarnos a cal y canto a las iniciativas científicas
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