chifle

== Alemannic German == === Etymology === From Chifel (“jaw”), from Middle High German kivele, from Old High German kifel, from Proto-West Germanic *kafl. === Verb === chifle (Uri) to scold Synonym: chiibe === References === Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 18. == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkifle] === Noun === chifle f inflection of chiflă: indefinite plural indefinite genitive/dative singular == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃifle/ [ˈt͡ʃi.fle] Rhymes: -ifle Syllabification: chi‧fle === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from chiflar (“to whistle”). ==== Noun ==== chifle m (plural chifles) whistle (Ecuador, Peru) an appetizer dish of fried green plantain ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== chifle inflection of chiflar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “chifle”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “chifle”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010