híjole
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Univerbation of hijo (“son”) + le (pronoun), an ellipsis of hijo de puta or similar expressions.
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]¡híjole!
- (Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Nicaragua) Son of a!
- Used to denote surprise, exasperation, or the state of being impressed.
Further reading
[edit]- “híjole”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
Categories:
- Spanish univerbations
- Spanish ellipses
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/ixole
- Rhymes:Spanish/ixole/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish interjections
- Mexican Spanish
- Salvadorian Spanish
- Guatemalan Spanish
- Honduran Spanish
- Costa Rican Spanish
- Bolivian Spanish
- Ecuadorian Spanish
- Colombian Spanish
- Nicaraguan Spanish