hielo

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish hielo, from earlier yelo, from Latin gelū, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (cold).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʝelo/, [ˈʝ͡ʝe.lo]
  • Hyphenation: hie‧lo

Noun

hielo

  1. ice

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈʝelo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.lo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃelo/ [ˈʃe.lo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʒelo/ [ˈʒe.lo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -elo

Etymology 1

From earlier yelo, from Latin gelū, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (cold). Compare English gel.

Noun

hielo m (plural hielos)

  1. ice
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Chavacano: hielo
  • Cebuano: yelo
  • Hiligaynon: yelo
  • Kapampangan: yelu
  • Paraujano: yeero
  • Tagalog: yelo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hielo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of helar

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