pil-pil

See also: pilpil and pil pil

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Basque pil-pil.

Noun

pil-pil (uncountable)

  1. A sauce of Basque origin made from olive oil, garlic and chili.

Basque

Ideophone

pil-pil

  1. (onomatopoeia) thump-thump, lub-dub (the sound of a heart beating)
  2. (onomatopoeia) Imitation of boiling.

Derived terms

  • pil-pil egin (to boil slowly, to bubble)
  • pil-pilean (in pil-pil sauce)
  • pil-pilean egon (to be red-hot, recent)

Descendants

  • English: pil-pil
  • Spanish: pil-pil

Further reading

  • "pil-pil" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • pil-pil” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque pil-pil, of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pilˈpil/ [pilˈpil]
  • Rhymes: -il

Noun

pil-pil m (uncountable)

  1. pil-pil
  2. cod in pil-pil sauce

Further reading

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