silvar

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese silvar, *sivlar, from Latin sibilāre (to hiss), with metathesis. Compare the borrowed doublet sibilar. Cognate with Spanish silbar.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

  • Hyphenation: sil‧var

Verb[edit]

silvar (first-person singular present silvo, first-person singular preterite silvei, past participle silvado)

  1. to hiss
    Synonym: sibilar
  2. to whistle

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