chifre
Galician edit
Etymology 1 edit
Ultimately from a Vulgar Latin sīfilāre, as a variant of Latin sībilāre, present active infinitive of sībilō. Cognate with Portuguese chifre and Spanish chiflo.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chifre m (plural chifres)
References edit
- “chifre” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “chifre” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “chifre” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
chifre
- inflection of chifrar:
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish chifle, from chiflar (“to hiss, to whistle”), from Vulgar Latin *sīfilāre, from Latin sībilāre (“to hiss, to whistle”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: chi‧fre
Noun edit
chifre m (plural chifres)
Descendants edit
Verb edit
chifre
- inflection of chifrar: