The bocacalle is the entrance to a street.
Bocacalle is a concept that is made up of two terms: boca and calle . Two words whose etymological origin is the following:
- Boca is a term that derives from the Latin bucca .
- Street , on the other hand, is a word that comes from the Latin callis , which is synonymous with "path."
In this case we are interested in the meaning of mouth as an opening or entrance. Street, for its part, is a public road that allows the circulation of vehicles.
What is a side street
It is called bocacalle , therefore, at the entrance of a street . The notion also refers to a secondary street that is a tributary of another. For example: "The criminal accelerated to try to escape, but finally got trapped on the side of the street due to the congestion" , "The municipal government should fix the pothole on that side of the street" , "When I reached the side of the street, I got scared: I was "all dark."
When two streets intersect, four intersections are formed: two in each, one on each side of the other. That is why blocks or streets can be counted according to the number of intersections. If a person tells another that the market is located across the third street, they will be referring to the fact that they will have to cross three streets before arriving at the place in question.
On the other hand, someone can express that their house is located on a side street on Avenida Costanera . In this case, the idea of a side street refers to the secondary street that flows into a more important street: according to the subject's expression, it is Avenida Costanera .
The idea of a side street is often confused with the notion of a corner.
Differences with corners
It must be stated that, sometimes, there are those who confuse the term street corner with the term corner , for example. However, it must be made clear that they are different things.
Thus, while the corner is the edge that unites, through its building walls, two streets, the side street is a secondary street in itself. In the same way, we can state that the corner is considered to be the vertex of the apple .
Bocacalle as a name
Bocacalle is the name of a restaurant located in Madrid , the capital of Spain . It is based on the concept known as casual street food , combining international dishes with Spanish products.
In the same way, we cannot ignore that there is also another restaurant in Malaga called Bocacalle . This establishment is located on the famous Beatas street in the Andalusian city, offering its customers not only a wide and varied range of wines but also an interesting menu that is part of Spanish gastronomy.
To everything stated so far, we must add that the existence of an Argentine musical group called Bocacalle is known for songs such as "The reason doesn't matter" and "The gypsies dance it like this."