quillo
Spanish, noun/ˈkiʝo/
quillo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “clipping of chiquillo; often used as an interjection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Se utiliza para dirigirse a alguna persona cualquiera o a un amigo”.
What does quillo mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialmasculineclipping of chiquillo; often used as an interjection
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Se utiliza para dirigirse a alguna persona cualquiera o a un amigo.
interjection: 1. Úsase para expresar sorpresa, alegría o emoción.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of quillo
- quillos plural
- quilla feminine
- quillas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quillo?
- /ˈkiʝo/
- [ˈki.ʝo]
- [ˈkiʝo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is quillo in Spanish?
quillo appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).