Wiktionary

chile

See also: Chile and Chi-lê

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Etymology 1 edit

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

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chile (plural chiles)

  1. (US, regional) Alternative form of chili (a chili pepper).
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chili — see chili

Etymology 2 edit

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chile (plural chillun or chirren)

  1. (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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  • Hyphenation: chi‧le

Noun edit

chile m (plural chiles)

  1. Alternative form of chili

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chile

  1. inflection of chilar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chīlli (“pepper”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃile/ [ˈt͡ʃi.le]
  • Rhymes: -ile
  • Syllabification: chi‧le

Noun edit

chile m (plural chiles)

  1. (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines) chili, chilli, chile
    Synonyms: ají, pimiento, picante, guindilla
    Hyponyms: jalapeño, poblano, habanero, chipotle, serrano
  2. (vulgar, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico) penis
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene

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