Where does “chiri” come from?

chiri (Quechua) comes from Mapudungun chilli — where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus.

chiri (Quechua): cold; frost, cold; a "cold" temperature or...

Definitions

  1. cold; frost, cold; a "cold" temperature or...

Ancestry of “chiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mapudungunchilliwhere the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus

Words derived from “chiri

Every word from Mapudungun chilli
chiri — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer