Where does “Chili” come from?

Chili (English) comes from Spanish chile, from Quechua chiri, from Mapudungun chilli — where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus.

Ancestry of “Chili”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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

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