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Galician
Etymology 1
Ultimately from a Vulgar Latin sīfilāre, as a variant of Latin sībilāre, present active infinitive of sībilō. Cognate with Portuguese chifre and Spanish chiflo.
Pronunciation
Noun
chifre m (plural chifres)
- whistle
- Synonyms: asubío, pito
- horsetail (Equisetum)
- Synonyms: rabo de cabalo, xestela
- panpipes
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chifre”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chifre”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chifre”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
chifre
- inflection of chifrar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish chifle, from chiflar (“to hiss, to whistle”), from Vulgar Latin *sīfilāre, from Latin sībilāre (“to hiss, to whistle”). For sense 2, compare chifrudo and Spanish poner los cuernos.
Noun
chifre m (plural chifres)
- horn, antler (bone outgrowth on the head of some mammals)
- (Brazil, colloquial) a romantic betrayal; cheating; cuckolding
colocar chifre em alguém- cheat on someone (lit. put a horn on someone)
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Verb
chifre
- inflection of chifrar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
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