pil-pil
See also: pilpil and 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
Interjection
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], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “pil-pil” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Spanish
Alternative forms
- pil pil, pilpil
Etymology
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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014