sillao

Spanish

Alternative forms
  • siyao
  • siyau
  • sillau

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 豉油 (si6 jau4). The ll is a hypercorrection caused by yeísmo.

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /siˈʝao/ [siˈʝa.o]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /siˈʎao/ [siˈʎa.o]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /siˈʃao/ [siˈʃa.o]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /siˈʒao/ [siˈʒa.o]

  • Rhymes: -ao
  • Syllabification: si‧lla‧o

Noun

sillao m

  1. (Peru) soy sauce
    Synonym: salsa de soya (“soy sauce”)
    Hypernym: salsa (“sauce”)
    Meronym: chifa (“Peruvian Chinese cuisine”)
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