silbato
/silˈbato/ · B2 · noun · m
whistle
📣 sounds like SEAL-BAH-toe: a seal blows a whistle, 'bah!' toe-tapping to the beat
Break it into sil-BA-to and stress the middle syllable, like a sharp blast. Link 'sil' to the shrill 'sss' hiss of air and 'bato' to a beat: a whistle is a hissing blast that sets the beat for players. Related to Spanish silbar, to whistle.