chillar

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish chirlar, from *chislar, from Vulgar Latin *cistulāre, an alteration of Latin fistulāre (“to play the flute”), which is derived from Latin fistula (“flute”). Compare Catalan xisclar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /t͡ʃiˈʝaɾ/ [t͡ʃiˈʝaɾ]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /t͡ʃiˈʎaɾ/ [t͡ʃiˈʎaɾ]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /t͡ʃiˈʃaɾ/ [t͡ʃiˈʃaɾ]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /t͡ʃiˈʒaɾ/ [t͡ʃiˈʒaɾ]

Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: chi‧llar

Verb

chillar (first-person singular present chillo, first-person singular preterite chillé, past participle chillado)

to shriek, to screech, to scream
- 1984, “Cena recalentada”, in A Santa Compaña, performed by Golpes Bajos:
  La loca de mi madre que me chilla y no se cansa
  My crazy mother who screams at me and doesn't get tired
to creak
to sizzle, to hiss
(colloquial) to speak; say a word

Conjugation

More information infinitive, gerund ...

		singular			plural
infinitive			chillar
gerund			chillando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chillado		chillada
		plural		chillados		chilladas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chillo	chillas^{^tú} chillás^{^vos}	chilla	chillamos	chilláis	chillan
	imperfect	chillaba	chillabas	chillaba	chillábamos	chillabais	chillaban
	preterite	chillé	chillaste	chilló	chillamos	chillasteis	chillaron
	future	chillaré	chillarás	chillará	chillaremos	chillaréis	chillarán
	conditional	chillaría	chillarías	chillaría	chillaríamos	chillaríais	chillarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chille	chilles^{^tú} chillés^{^vos²}	chille	chillemos	chilléis	chillen
	imperfect (ra)	chillara	chillaras	chillara	chilláramos	chillarais	chillaran
	imperfect (se)	chillase	chillases	chillase	chillásemos	chillaseis	chillasen
	future¹	chillare	chillares	chillare	chilláremos	chillareis	chillaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chilla^{^tú} chillá^{^vos}	chille	chillemos	chillad	chillen
	negative		no chilles	no chille	no chillemos	no chilléis	no chillen

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Conjugation of chillar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

More information singular, plural ...

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive chillar	dative	chillarme	chillarte	chillarle, chillarse	chillarnos	chillaros	chillarles, chillarse
with infinitive chillar	accusative	chillarme	chillarte	chillarlo, chillarla, chillarse	chillarnos	chillaros	chillarlos, chillarlas, chillarse

with gerund chillando	dative	chillándome	chillándote	chillándole, chillándose	chillándonos	chillándoos	chillándoles, chillándose
with gerund chillando	accusative	chillándome	chillándote	chillándolo, chillándola, chillándose	chillándonos	chillándoos	chillándolos, chillándolas, chillándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative chilla	dative	chíllame	chíllate	chíllale	chíllanos	not used	chíllales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative chilla	accusative	chíllame	chíllate	chíllalo, chíllala	chíllanos	not used	chíllalos, chíllalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative chillá	dative	chillame	chillate	chillale	chillanos	not used	chillales
	accusative	chillame	chillate	chillalo, chillala	chillanos	not used	chillalos, chillalas

with formal second-person singular imperative chille	dative	chílleme	not used	chíllele, chíllese	chíllenos	not used	chílleles
with formal second-person singular imperative chille	accusative	chílleme	not used	chíllelo, chíllela, chíllese	chíllenos	not used	chíllelos, chíllelas

with first-person plural imperative chillemos	dative	not used	chillémoste	chillémosle	chillémonos	chillémoos	chillémosles
with first-person plural imperative chillemos	accusative	not used	chillémoste	chillémoslo, chillémosla	chillémonos	chillémoos	chillémoslos, chillémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative chillad	dative	chilladme	not used	chilladle	chilladnos	chillaos	chilladles
with informal second-person plural imperative chillad	accusative	chilladme	not used	chilladlo, chilladla	chilladnos	chillaos	chilladlos, chilladlas

with formal second-person plural imperative chillen	dative	chíllenme	not used	chíllenle	chíllennos	not used	chíllenles, chíllense
with formal second-person plural imperative chillen	accusative	chíllenme	not used	chíllenlo, chíllenla	chíllennos	not used	chíllenlos, chíllenlas, chíllense

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Selected combined forms of chillar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

Derived terms

el que no chilla no mama

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