silbar
Meaning
to whistle
Frequency
Hyphenated as
sil‧bar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/silˈbaɾ/
Etymology
Inherited from Latin sībĭlāre, with syncope of /ĭ/ and metathesis of /l/. Doublet of chiflar, which came through a Vulgar Latin variant form. Cognate with English sibilate.
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