sibilar

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Interlingua[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin sībilō.

Verb[edit]

sibilar

  1. to whistle

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin sibilāre. Compare the inherited doublet silvar.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /si.biˈlaɾ/ [si.βiˈlaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /si.biˈla.ɾi/ [si.βiˈla.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: si‧bi‧lar

Verb[edit]

sibilar (first-person singular present sibilo, first-person singular preterite sibilei, past participle sibilado)

  1. to hiss; to sibilate (to make a hissing sound)
    Synonym: silvar

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