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chilla

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See also: chillá

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish chilla.

Noun

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chilla (plural chillas)

  1. The South American gray fox.

Anagrams

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Mapudungun

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Noun

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chilla

  1. saddle, mount
  2. fox (South American gray fox)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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chilla

  1. inflection of chille:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈt͡ʃiʝa/ [ˈt͡ʃi.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /ˈt͡ʃiʎa/ [ˈt͡ʃi.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈt͡ʃiʃa/ [ˈt͡ʃi.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈt͡ʃiʒa/ [ˈt͡ʃi.ʒa]

 

  • Syllabification: chi‧lla

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Mapudungun chilla (fox).

Noun

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chilla f (plural chillas)

  1. the South American gray fox
    Synonyms: zorro gris, zorro patagónico

Etymology 2

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Verb

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chilla

  1. inflection of chillar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From English chill +‎ -a.

Verb

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chilla (present chillar, preterite chillade, supine chillat, imperative chilla)

  1. (slang) to kick back (relax)
    Hon chillar i poolen
    She's relaxing in the pool
  2. (slang) to chill (calm down from an agitated state)
    Chilla!
    Chill!

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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References

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