Where does “silisili” come from?
silisili (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano sili, from Spanish chile, from Quechua chiri, from Mapudungun chilli — where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus.
silisili (Cebuano): the Oriental darter; the fringed spider...
Definitions
- the Oriental darter; the fringed spider...
Ancestry of “silisili”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | sili | "Capsicum"; a genus of flowering plants in the... |
| 2 | Spanish | chile | chili, chilli, chile; penis |
| 3 | Quechua | chiri | cold; frost, cold; a "cold" temperature or... |
| 4 | Mapudungun | chilli | where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus |