"Chile" meaning in Spanish

See Chile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃile/, [ˈt͡ʃi.le] Forms: chileno [demonym]
Rhymes: -ile Etymology: From Quechua chiri (“cold”) or chili, or from Mapudungun chilli (“seagull Larus dominicanus”). Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:der|qu:chiri<unc>}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Quechua", "term" : "chiri", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "qu" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "Chile", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="Chile">, {{der|es|qu|chiri|t=cold}} Quechua chiri (“cold”), {{der|es|arn|chilli|t=seagull Larus dominicanus}} Mapudungun chilli (“seagull Larus dominicanus”) Head templates: {{es-proper noun|m|dem=chileno}} Chile m (demonym chileno)
  1. Chile (a country in South America; capital: Santiago) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Countries in South America Derived forms: ligtú de Chile, somos el mejor país de Chile
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