chiflar
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Spanish chiflar, from a Vulgar Latin *sīfilāre, as a variant of Latin sībilāre.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
chiflar (first-person singular present chiflo, first-person singular preterite chiflé, past participle chiflado)
- (intransitive) to whistle
- Synonym: silbar
- ¡Oye cómo chifla de bien!
- Hear how well he whistles!
- (transitive, sometimes takes a reflexive pronoun) to whistle at
- No me chifles así.
- Don't whistle at me like that.
- Se la chifló.
- She whistled at her.
Usage notes[edit]
- Used more often in Latin America than Spain. This verb may contrast with silbar in referring to either a more vulgar, or louder, whistling.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of chiflar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of chiflar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms[edit]
- chifla f
- chiflado (adjective)
- chifladura
Further reading[edit]
- “chiflar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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