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Coatepec Nahuatl
Noun
chil
- chili pepper
Old French
Adjective
chil m (oblique and nominative feminine singular chile)
- (Picardy) Alternative form of cel
Pipil
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan *chiːl-. Compare Classical Nahuatl chīlli (“chili”).
Pronunciation
Noun
chil (plural chihchil)
- pepper (fruit), especially chili pepper
Xicmaca chil huan ahcapahti ne iayo nacat pal naca ahhuiyac- Add chili and culantro to the beef soup to add some taste
Descendants
Romanian
Etymology
Clipping of kilogram.
Noun
chil n (plural chile)
- kilo, kilogram
Declension
Welsh
Noun
chil m
- Aspirate mutation of cil.
Mutation
Zou
Pronunciation
Noun
chil
- saliva
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 65