Where does “sili” come from?
sili (Cebuano) comes from Spanish chile, from Quechua chiri, from Mapudungun chilli — where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus.
sili (Cebuano): "Capsicum"; a genus of flowering plants in the...
Definitions
- "Capsicum"; a genus of flowering plants in the...
Ancestry of “sili”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | chile | chili, chilli, chile; penis |
| 2 | Quechua | chiri | cold; frost, cold; a "cold" temperature or... |
| 3 | Mapudungun | chilli | where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus |
Words derived from “sili”