chile
See also: Chile and Chi-lê
English
Etymology 1
From Spanish chile. A variant of chili, chilli; see that entry for more information.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪli/
- Rhymes: -ɪli
- Homophones: Chile (one General American pronunciation), chili, chilli, chilly
Noun
chile (plural chiles)
- (US, regional) Alternative form of chili (a chili pepper).
Translations
chili — see chili
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɪl/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪl
Noun
chile (plural chillun or chirren)
- (Southern US, African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of child.
- 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 546:
- “I wants all the women and chillun and the old and the sick folks brought out.”
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Derived terms
- honey chile
Anagrams
- Liech., cheli-, chiel, elchi, lechi
Portuguese
Noun
chile m (plural chiles)
- Alternative form of chili
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl chīlli (“pepper”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃile/ [ˈt͡ʃi.le]
Audio (Latin America) (file) Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -ile
- Syllabification: chi‧le
Noun
chile m (plural chiles)
- (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines) chili, chilli, chile
- Synonyms: ají, pimiento, picante, guindilla
- Hyponyms: jalapeño, poblano, habanero, chipotle, serrano
- (vulgar, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico) penis
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene
Derived terms
- aguachile
- carne con chile
- chile ancho
- chile con carne
- chile de agua
- chile dulce
- chile en polvo
- chile morrón
- chile panameño
- chile relleno
- chile verde
- enchilar
Further reading
- “chile”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014