Chile
/ˈt͡ʃɪl.i/ · name
Meaning
- A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Chile. Capital and largest city: Santiago.
- Alternative spelling of chili.
- Pronunciation spelling of child, representing Southern US and African-American Vernacular English.
Etymology / origin
Borrowed from Spanish Chile, probably from Quechua chiri (“cold”).
- chiri(Quechua)→
- Chile(Spanish)→
- Chile (English)
- Relations: bor, der
Related words
Descendant words
- চিলি(Assamese) (bor)
- ချီလီ(Burmese) (bor)
- 智利(Chinese) (bor)
- ޗިލީ(Dhivehi) (bor)
- Tisaili(Fijian) (bor)
- चिली(Hindi) (bor)
- ชิลี(Thai) (bor)
- چلی(Urdu) (bor)
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