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Spanish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈrjaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: chi‧rriar
Verb
chirriar (first-person singular present chirrío, first-person singular preterite chirrié, past participle chirriado)
- (intransitive) to squeak, to creak, to screech (to emit a short, high-pitched sound)
- Synonym: chirrear
- (intransitive, of birds, crickets etc.) to chirp (to make a short, sharp, cheerful note)
1905, La chicharra y la rana:Entre las tupidas hojas de un árbol la chicharra chirriaba.- Among the dense leaves of a tree, the cicada was chirping.
- (intransitive, figurative) to be grating or abrasive
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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