Where does “chile” come from?

chile (Portuguese) comes from Quechua chili, from Mapudungun chilli — where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus.

chile (Portuguese): Alternative form of chili

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of chili

Ancestry of “chile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Quechuachilithe end of the world
2Mapudungunchilliwhere the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus

Words derived from “chile”

Every word from Mapudungun chilli →Every word from Quechua chili →