silbato
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin silbātus, from sībilus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /silˈbato/ [silˈβ̞a.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -ato
- Syllabification: sil‧ba‧to
Noun
silbato m (plural silbatos)
Related terms
Further reading
- “silbato”, 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
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- sirbato
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish silbato.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /silˈbato/ [sɪlˈbaː.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -ato
- Syllabification: sil‧ba‧to
Noun
silbato (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜊᜆᜓ)
- whistle (device)
- Synonym: pito
- act of blowing a whistle or siren
- sound of a blowing whistle or siren
- Synonym: sipol
Derived terms
- pagsilbato
- silbatuhawn
- sumilbato
References
- “silbato”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018