pil-pil

== English == === Alternative forms === pil pil === Etymology === From Basque pil-pil. === Noun === pil-pil (uncountable) A sauce of Basque origin made from olive oil, garlic and chili. == Basque == === Ideophone === pil-pil (onomatopoeia) thump-thump, lub-dub (the sound of a heart beating) (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] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “pil-pil”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === pil pil, pilpil === Etymology === Borrowed from Basque pil-pil, of onomatopoeic origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pilˈpil/ [pilˈpil] Rhymes: -il === Noun === pil-pil m (uncountable) pil-pil cod in pil-pil sauce === Further reading === “pilpil”, 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