callejero

Callejero is a Spanish term with several related meanings that center on streets and urban life. As an adjective, it denotes something relating to streets or urban spaces, for example in phrases like mapa callejero (street map) or plan callejero. In colloquial use, callejero also means streetwise—someone who moves easily through the streets and knows how to navigate urban settings.

As a noun, callejero most commonly refers to a street directory or a street map, used to locate addresses within a city. In both Latin American and Spanish usage, a printed or digital callejero can function as a city atlas focused on street layout.

In addition to these cartographic senses, callejero can be used colloquially to describe a person who spends a lot of time in the street or who has experience with street life. The tone is informal and can imply practicality or roughness, depending on context.

Etymology: the word derives from calle, street, with the suffix -ero, which forms adjectives and nouns indicating relation or association.

Usage varies by country. In Spain, callejero is common for street maps and for describing someone who navigates the city well; in some Latin American countries, the term is also used similarly and can appear in everyday speech and media.