chillar
Spanish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Spanish chirlar, from *chislar, from Vulgar Latin *cistulāre, an alteration of Latin fistulāre (“to play the flute”), which is derived from Latin fistula (“flute”). Compare Catalan xisclar.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: chi‧llar
Verb
editchillar (first-person singular present chillo, first-person singular preterite chillé, past participle chillado)
- to shriek, to screech, to scream
- 1984, “Cena recalentada”, in A Santa Compaña, performed by Golpes Bajos:
- La loca de mi madre que me chilla y no se cansa
- My crazy mother who screams at me and doesn't get tired
- to creak
- to sizzle, to hiss
- (colloquial) to speak; say a word
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of chillar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of chillar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “chillar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
editVerb
editchillar
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