el
masculine
/silˈβato/
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Translation
whistle
Word origin
From silbar ('to whistle'), from Latin sibilare ('to hiss, to whistle'), an imitative word. English 'sibilant' shares the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sibilare
- English cognates
- sibilant
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralsilbatos
Examples
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The referee blew the whistle to start the match.
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The guard wore a whistle hanging from his neck.
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Where have you left the coach's whistle?
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The train's whistle could be heard from far away.
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He bought a new whistle for his gym class.
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