híjole

Spanish

Etymology

Univerbation of hijo (“son”) +‎ le (pronoun), an ellipsis of hijo de puta or similar expressions.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈixole/ [ˈi.xo.le]
• Rhymes: -ixole
• Syllabification: hí‧jo‧le

Interjection

¡híjole!

1. (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

• “híjole”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014