peso

The circulating currency of various Spanish-speaking American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Uruguay) and the Philippines.


centavo

São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe

(historical) The former subdenomination of some other currencies (in Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Puerto Rico, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Venezuela).


Chile

Borrowed from Spanish Chile, probably from Quechua chiri (“cold”).

While I come from Chile, my husband is from England.

Republic of Chile
Republic of Chile#English

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Chile. Capital and largest city: Santiago.


Valparaiso

Borrowed from Spanish Valparaíso, from val (short for valle (“valley”)) + paraíso (“paradise”).

Alternative spelling of Valparaíso; a port city in Chile.


Chilean

/t͡ʃɪˈliːən/

/t͡ʃɪˈleɪən/

A person from Chile or of Chilean descent.


Andes

From Spanish Andes, perhaps from Quechua anti (“east”).


Viña del Mar

Spanish. Literally: "vine of the sea" or "seaside winery".

A seaside city in Chile known for its music festival, beach resorts, and a monumental garden clock.


Valpo

Valparaiso University
w:Valparaiso University


flowering desert

en-noun

flowering desert (plural flowering deserts)

The blossoming of a wide variety of flowers in the Atacama Desert, Chile, between September and November in years of unusually high rainfall.


Puntarenian

A native or resident of Punta Arenas, Chile.