Chile
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Chile¹
- /ˈt͡ʃɪl.i/
- /ˈt͡ʃiː.leɪ/ US
- /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ US
- /ˈt͡ʃileɪ/ US
- /ˈt͡ʃilɛ/ US
Sounds like chile, chili, chilli, chilly · Rhymes with -ɪli, -ɪleɪ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish Chile, probably from Quechua chiri (“cold”).
proper noun Chili
- A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Chile. Capital and largest city: Santiago.
chile²
- /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ US
Sounds like Chile (one General American pronunciation), chili, chilli, chilly · Rhymes with -ɪli
Where it comes from
From Spanish chile. A variant of chili, chilli; see that entry for more information.
noun chiles
- Alternative spelling of chili.chili
chile³
- /ˈt͡ʃaɪl/
Rhymes with -aɪl
noun chillun · chirren · chyle
- Pronunciation spelling of child, representing Southern US and African-American Vernacular English.child “I wants all the women and chillun and the old and the sick folks brought out.”
