chillo

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See also: chilló

Classical Nahuatl

Noun

chillo (inanimate)

obsolete spelling of chīlloh

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *eccum illum. Compare Italian quello.

Pronunciation

(Naples) IPA^(key): , (in sandhi)

Adjective

chillo (feminine singular chella, masculine plural chille, feminine plural chelle)

(demonstrative) that

Coordinate terms

chisto (“this”)

References

AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – map 1587: “questo e non quello?” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiʝo/ (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiʎo/ (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiʃo/ (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiʒo/ (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: chi‧llo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from chillar.

Noun

chillo m (plural chillos)

cry, troat, squeal, hoot

Etymology 2

Verb

chillo

first-person singular present indicative of chillar

Further reading

“chillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy , 10 December 2024

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