silbo

See also: Silbo and silbó

Gothic

Romanization

silbō

1. romanization of 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐍉

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilbo/ [ˈsil.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ilbo
• Syllabification: sil‧bo

Etymology 1

From Latin sibilus.

Noun

silbo m (plural silbos)

1. whistle, whistling (sound, act of whistling)

   Synonyms: pito, pitido

Related terms

• silbato (“whistle device”)
• silbido (“natural whistling sound”)

Etymology 2

Verb

silbo

1. first-person singular present indicative of silbar

Further reading

• “silbo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024