silvar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese silvar, *sivlar, from Latin sibilāre, present active infinitive of sībilō (I hiss), with metathesis. Compare the borrowed doublet sibilar. Cognate with Spanish silbar.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sil‧var

Verb

silvar (first-person singular present indicative silvo, past participle silvado)

  1. to hiss
  2. to whistle

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