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Chili
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Appendix:Variations of "chili"
English
Etymology 1
Proper noun
en obsolete _ or _ historical en Chile.
1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 183:
CHILI, a province of ſouth America, bounded by Peru on the north, by the province of La Plata on the eaſt, by Patagonia on the ſouth, and by the Pacific ocean on the weſt... But ſome comprehend Patagonia in Chili, extending it to cape Horn...
en 1827 Joseph Andrews Journey from Buenos Ayres through the provinces of Cordova, Tucuman, and Salta, to Potosi, thence by the Deserts of Caranja to Arica, and subsequently to Santiago de Chili and Coquimbo, undertaken on behalf of the Chilian and Peruvian Mining Association 1 274 That I might have gone to Chili, and expended nearly the amount of a first instalment, while I passed my hours in comparative enjoyment, you must readily admit was in my power.
en 1839 John K Townsend Narrative of a Journey across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River, and a visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chili, &c.
Usage notes
This term has been markedly less common than Chile since about 1900.
Derived terms
en Chilian
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
en /ˈt͡ʃaɪlaɪ/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Chili.wav Southern England
en aɪlaɪ 2
Proper noun
en town s/New York c/USA.
Anagrams
en chiil Ilchi lichi
Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Chile obsolete
Etymology
Ultimately from nl es Chile. nl from French or merely assimilation?
Pronunciation
nl /ˈʃi.li/
nl Nl-Chili.ogg Netherlands
nl Chi li
Proper noun
n
nl Chile Q298
Related terms
nl Chileen
nl Chileens
nl Chileense
French
Etymology
fr
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Fhala.K-Chili.wav
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Chili.wav <<France>> (<<Paris>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Chili.wav France
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-Chili.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Chili.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
Proper noun
m
fr Chile Q298
Related terms
fr chilien
fr Chilien / fr Chilienne
Descendants
fa شیلی šili 1
German
de:
Alternative forms
de Chilli
Etymology
de
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃɪli/ /ˈʃiːli/ /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ /ˈt͡ʃiːli/
de De-Chili.ogg [ˈʃili] impossible to say whether this speaker's [i] reflects /ɪ/ or /iː/
de De-Chili2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m:f:n,s:-[feminine],s
de masculine or feminine chili fruit
de Chilischote
de masculine or neuter chili powder
de Chilipulver
de neuter chili meal
Usage notes
In senses 1 and 2, the basic gender is masculine, but it can alternatively adopt the gender of de Schote f and de Pulver n respectively. In sense 3, it is virtually always neuter.
Declension
m:n,,s
f,s
Further reading
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
srn nl Chili, srn es Chile 1.
Pronunciation
_syili
Proper noun
srn proper noun
srn Chile Q298
Uzbek
uz:
Etymology
uz
Proper noun
uz proper noun
uz Chile Q298