Etymology

Silbo

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Today it means: A dialect of Spanish, a variant of the Spanish language that is spoken through whistling. This variant originates from La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain. Full definition →

Spanish el silbo
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  1. Spanish · derived fromsilbo gomero
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromel silbo
  3. English todaySilbo

From Spanish el silbo, from Spanish silbo gomero (literally “Gomeran whistling”), from Spanish silbo (“whistling”) + gomero (“Gomeran; pertaining to Gomero, Canary Islands”).

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