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chillar.

to shriek, to screech, to scream

7 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/t͡ʃiˈʝaɾ/[t͡ʃiˈʝaɾ]/t͡ʃiˈʝaɾ/[t͡ʃiˈʝaɾ]
  1. to shriek, to screech, to scream

  2. to creak

  3. to sizzle, to hiss

  4. to speak; say a word

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Inherited 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.

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