Chili

See also: chili, chīlì, and chìlì

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Chili

1. (obsolete or historical) Alternative form of Chile
   • 1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 183:

     CHILI, a province of ſouth America, bounded by Peru on the north, by the province of La Plata on the eaſt, by Patagonia on the ſouth, and by the Pacific ocean on the weſt... But ſome comprehend Patagonia in Chili, extending it to cape Horn...

   • 1827, Joseph Andrews, Journey from Buenos Ayres through the provinces of Cordova, Tucuman, and Salta, to Potosi, thence by the Deserts of Caranja to Arica, and subsequently to Santiago de Chili and Coquimbo, undertaken on behalf of the Chilian and Peruvian Mining Association, volume 1, page 274:

     That I might have gone to Chili, and expended nearly the amount of a first instalment, while I passed my hours in comparative enjoyment, you must readily admit was in my power.

   • 1839, John K Townsend, Narrative of a Journey across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River, and a visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chili, &c.:

Usage notes

• This term has been markedly less common than Chile since about 1900.

Derived terms

• Chilian

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɪlaɪ/
• Rhymes: -aɪlaɪ

Proper noun

Chili

1. A town in New York, United States.

Anagrams

• Ilchi, lichi

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Chile (obsolete)

Etymology

Ultimately from Spanish Chile. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. from French or merely assimilation?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.li/

• Audio (Netherlands):

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• Hyphenation: Chi‧li

Proper noun

Chili n

1. Chile (a country in South America)

Related terms

• Chileen
• Chileens
• Chileense

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃi.li/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Chili m

1. Chile (a country in South America)

Related terms

• chilien
• Chilien / Chilienne

Descendants

• → Persian: شیلی (šili)

German

Alternative forms

• Chilli

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪli/, /ˈʃiːli/, /ˈt͡ʃɪli/, /ˈt͡ʃiːli/

• Audio; [ˈʃili]:

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  (impossible to say whether this speaker's [i] reflects /ɪ/ or /iː/)

Noun

Chili m or f or n (strong, genitive Chilis or (feminine) Chili, plural Chilis)

1. (masculine or feminine) chili (fruit)

   Synonym: Chilischote

2. (masculine or neuter) chili (powder)

   Synonym: Chilipulver

3. (neuter) chili (meal)

Usage notes

• In senses 1 and 2, the basic gender is masculine, but it can alternatively adopt the gender of Schote f and Pulver n respectively. In sense 3, it is virtually always neuter.

Declension

Declension of Chili [masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Chili	die	Chilis
genitive	eines	des	Chilis	der	Chilis
dative	einem	dem	Chili	den	Chilis
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Chili	die	Chilis

Declension of Chili [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Chili	die	Chilis
genitive	einer	der	Chili	der	Chilis
dative	einer	der	Chili	den	Chilis
accusative	eine	die	Chili	die	Chilis

Further reading

• “Chili” in Duden online
• “Chili” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch Chili, derived from Spanish Chile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃili/

Proper noun

Chili

1. Chile (a country in South America)

Uzbek

Proper noun

Chili

1. Chile (a country in South America)