híjole

Spanish

Etymology

Univerbation of hijo (“son”) +‎ le (pronoun), an ellipsis of hijo de puta or similar expressions.

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) Son of a!
Used to denote surprise, exasperation, or the state of being impressed.

Further reading

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

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