chillar

Spanish

Etymology

From a medieval Old 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

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• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈʝaɾ/ [t͡ʃiˈʝaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /t͡ʃiˈʝaɾ/ [t͡ʃiˈʝaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /t͡ʃiˈʎaɾ/ [t͡ʃiˈʎaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /t͡ʃiˈʃaɾ/ [t͡ʃiˈʃaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /t͡ʃiˈʒaɾ/ [t͡ʃiˈʒaɾ]

Verb

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

Related terms

• chillón
• chillido

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001