sillao

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 豉油 (si6 jau4). The ll is a hypercorrection caused by yeísmo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /siˈʝao/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /siˈʎao/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /siˈʃao/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /siˈʒao/

  • Rhymes: -ao
  • Syllabification: si‧lla‧o

Noun

sillao m

  1. (Peru) soy sauce
    Synonym: salsa de soya (“soy sauce”)
    Hypernym: salsa (“sauce”)
    Meronym: chifa (“Peruvian Chinese cuisine”)

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