chillar

Spanish

Etymology

From a medieval Spanish form chirlar, from a reconstructed form *chislar, from a reconstructed Late Latin *tsisclare, which is an alteration of Latin fistulare (to play the flute), which is derived from Latin fistula (flute).

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈʎaɾ/
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈɟ͡ʝaɾ/, [t͡ʃiˈʝaɾ]

Verb

chillar (first-person singular present chillo, first-person singular preterite chillé, past participle chillado)

  1. to shriek, to screech
  2. to creak
  3. to sizzle, to hiss
  4. (colloquial) to speak; say a word

Conjugation

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