pil-pil

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See also: pilpil and pil pil

English

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Etymology

From Basque pil-pil.

Noun

pil-pil (uncountable)

  1. A sauce of Basque origin made from olive oil, garlic and chili.

Basque

Ideophone

pil-pil

  1. (onomatopoeia) thump-thump, lub-dub (the sound of a heart beating)
  2. (onomatopoeia) Imitation of boiling.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: pil-pil
  • → Spanish: pil-pil

Further reading

  • “pil-pil”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “pil-pil”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque pil-pil, of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

pil-pil m (uncountable)

  1. pil-pil
  2. cod in pil-pil sauce

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