silvar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese silvar, *sivlar, from Latin sibilāre, present active infinitive of sībilō (“I hiss”), with metathesis. Compare the borrowed doublet sibilar. Cognate with Spanish silbar.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sil‧var

Verb

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  1. to hiss
  2. to whistle

Conjugation

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