Silbo

See also: silbo and silbó

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Silbo

A dialect of Spanish, a variant of the Spanish language that is spoken through whistling. This variant originates from La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain.

Synonyms

Silbo Gomero

Translations

Spanish: el silbo, silbo gomero

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