híjole

Spanish

Etymology

Shortened version of hijo (“son”) plus the pronoun le used as a suffix.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈixole/ [ˈi.xo.le]
Rhymes: -ixole
Syllabification: hí‧jo‧le

Interjection

¡híjole!

(Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Nicaragua) used to denote surprise or the state of being impressed, similar to wow or whoa

Further reading

“híjole”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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