chillido

Spanish

Etymology

From chillar +‎ -ido.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈʝido/ [t͡ʃiˈʝi.ð̞o] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈʎido/ [t͡ʃiˈʎi.ð̞o] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈʃido/ [t͡ʃiˈʃi.ð̞o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈʒido/ [t͡ʃiˈʒi.ð̞o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ido
  • Syllabification: chi‧lli‧do

Noun

chillido m (plural chillidos)

  1. shriek, screech, squawk, hoot

Further reading

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