chillido

/tʃiˈʝiðo/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
chillidos

Meaning

  1. shriek

    • Se oyó un chillido.

      A shriek was heard.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

alarido

Close synonyms for "scream, shriek."

Similar in other languages

German

Schrei

Schrei is the German word for the same thing — both mean "scream, shriek."

Practice

1 What does chillido mean?

2 Fill the gap: Se oyó un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches chillido?

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