silvar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese silvar, *sivlar, from Latin sibilāre (to hiss), with metathesis. Compare the borrowed doublet sibilar. Cognate with Spanish silbar.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: sil‧var

Verb

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silvar (first-person singular present silvo, first-person singular preterite silvei, past participle silvado)

  1. to hiss
    Synonym: sibilar
  2. to whistle

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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