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Chile

//ˈt͡ʃɪl.i// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Chile. Capital and largest city: Santiago.
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of chili. US, alt-of, alternative, regional
  2. 2
    Pronunciation spelling of child, representing Southern US and African-American Vernacular English. alt-of, pronunciation-spelling

    "“I wants all the women and chillun and the old and the sick folks brought out.”"

  3. 3
    very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish Chile, probably from Quechua chiri (“cold”).

Etymology 2

From Spanish chile. A variant of chili, chilli; see that entry for more information.

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