chile

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See also: Chile and Chi-lê

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

chile (plural chiles)

  1. (US, regional) Alternative form of chili (a chili pepper).
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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

chile (plural chillun or chirren)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of child, representing Southern US and African-American Vernacular English.
    • 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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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: chi‧le

Noun

chile m (plural chiles)

  1. Alternative form of chili

Verb

chile

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chīlli (“pepper”).

Pronunciation

Noun

chile m (plural chiles)

  1. (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, US) 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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