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English
Etymology 1
From Spanish chile. A variant of chili, chilli; see that entry for more information.
Pronunciation
Noun
chile (plural chiles)
- (US, regional) Alternative form of chili (a chili pepper).
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
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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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
chile m (plural chiles)
- Alternative form of chili
Verb
chile
- inflection of chilar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chīlli (“pepper”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃile/
- 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
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