# Chile
## English
### Alternative forms

* Chili (dated, now rare)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Chile, probably from Quechua chiri (“cold”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪl.i/
* (US) IPA: /ˈt͡ʃiː.leɪ/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈt͡ʃileɪ/, /ˈt͡ʃilɛ/, /ˈt͡ʃɪli/
* Audio (US):(file)
** Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪli, -ɪleɪ
* Homophones: chile, chili, chilli, chilly

### Proper noun

Chile
* A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Chile. Capital and largest city: Santiago.

#### Derived terms

* Chile pine

#### Translations
### See also

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Guyana
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Suriname
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

### Anagrams

* Liech., cheli-, chiel, elchi, lechi

## Alemannic German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈχi.lə/

### Noun

Chile f (plural Chilene, diminutive Chileli)
* (Aargau, Basel, Bern, Fribourg, Lucerne, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Uri, Zug, St Gallen (Amden), Zürich) Alternative form of Chirche
** 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):
    Si, wi haist jetzt au no di Pizzeria in Lecce, hinder de Chile?Hey, what's the name of the pizzeria in Lecce, behind the church?

## Asturian
### Proper noun

Chile m
* Chile (a country in South America)

## Central Huasteca Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Chile
* Chile (a country in South America)

## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Chile
* Chile (a country in South America)

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Chile, from Quechua chiri (“cold”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈt͡ʃɪlɛ]
* Homophone: čile
* Rhymes: -ɪlɛ
* Hyphenation: Chi‧le

### Proper noun

Chile n (indeclinable, relational adjective chilský, demonym Chilan, female demonym Chilanka)
* Chile (a country in South America; official name: Chilská republika)

### See also

* Argentina
* Bolívie
* Brazílie
* Ekvádor
* Guyana
* Chile
* Kolumbie
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Surinam
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

### Further reading

* “Chile”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “Chile”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “Chile”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Proper noun

Chile
* Chile (a country in South America)

#### Related terms

* chilener, chilenser
* chilensk, chilensisk

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Spanish Chile, from Quechua chiri.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʃiːle/, [ˈʃiːle̞]
* IPA: /ˈtʃiːle/, [ˈt̪ʃiːle̞]
* Rhymes: -iːle
* Hyphenation: Chi‧le

### Proper noun

Chile
* Chile (a country in South America)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Chile (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Chileni
accusative
nom.
Chileni
gen.
Chileni
genitive
Chileni
partitive
Chileäni
inessive
Chilessäni
elative
Chilestäni
illative
Chileeni
adessive
Chilelläni
ablative
Chileltäni
allative
Chilelleni
essive
Chilenäni
translative
Chilekseni
abessive
Chilettäni
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Chilesi
accusative
nom.
Chilesi
gen.
Chilesi
genitive
Chilesi
partitive
Chileäsi
inessive
Chilessäsi
elative
Chilestäsi
illative
Chileesi
adessive
Chilelläsi
ablative
Chileltäsi
allative
Chilellesi
essive
Chilenäsi
translative
Chileksesi
abessive
Chilettäsi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Chilemme
accusative
nom.
Chilemme
gen.
Chilemme
genitive
Chilemme
partitive
Chileämme
inessive
Chilessämme
elative
Chilestämme
illative
Chileemme
adessive
Chilellämme
ablative
Chileltämme
allative
Chilellemme
essive
Chilenämme
translative
Chileksemme
abessive
Chilettämme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Chilenne
accusative
nom.
Chilenne
gen.
Chilenne
genitive
Chilenne
partitive
Chileänne
inessive
Chilessänne
elative
Chilestänne
illative
Chileenne
adessive
Chilellänne
ablative
Chileltänne
allative
Chilellenne
essive
Chilenänne
translative
Chileksenne
abessive
Chilettänne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Chilensä
accusative
nom.
Chilensä
gen.
Chilensä
genitive
Chilensä
partitive
Chileään Chileänsä
inessive
Chilessään Chilessänsä
elative
Chilestään Chilestänsä
illative
Chileensä
adessive
Chilellään Chilellänsä
ablative
Chileltään Chileltänsä
allative
Chilelleen Chilellensä
essive
Chilenään Chilenänsä
translative
Chilekseen Chileksensä
abessive
Chilettään Chilettänsä
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* chileläinen
* chilendegu
* chilenhemuli
* chilenhirvi
* chilenpudu
* chilenpussirotta
* chilenrotta
* chilensalpietari
* chilentinami
* chilentsintsillarotta

## Galician
### Proper noun

Chile
* Chile (a country in South America)

#### Derived terms

* chileno

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt͡ʃiːlə/, /ˈʃiːlə/, /ˈçiːlə/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Chile n (proper noun, genitive Chiles or (optionally with an article) Chile)
* Chile (a country in South America)

#### Derived terms

* Chilene
* chilenisch

### Further reading

* “Chile” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈt͡ʃiːlɛ]
* Hyphenation: Chi‧le
* Rhymes: -lɛ

### Proper noun

Chile
* Chile (a country in South America; official name: Chilei Köztársaság)

#### Derived terms

* chilei

### See also

* Argentína
* Bolívia
* Brazília
* Chile
* Ecuador
* Guyana
* Kolumbia
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Suriname
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

## Interlingua
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ʃi.le/
* Hyphenation: Chi‧le

### Proper noun

Chile
* Chile (a country in South America)

## Mapudungun
### Proper noun

Chile
* Chile (a country in South America)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Chile
* Chile (a country in South America)

#### Related terms

* chilener
* chilensk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Chile
* Chile (a country in South America)

#### Related terms

* chilen, chilenar
* chilensk

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt͡ʂi.lɛ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ilɛ
* Syllabification: Chi‧le

### Proper noun

Chile n (indeclinable, related adjective chilijski)
* Chile (a country in South America)

#### Derived terms

* Chilijczyk
* Chilijka

### See also

* Argentyna
* Boliwia
* Brazylia
* Chile
* Ekwador
* Gujana
* Kolumbia
* Paragwaj
* Peru
* Surinam
* Urugwaj
* Wenezuela

### Further reading

* Chile in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* Chile in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈʃi.li/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈʃi.li/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈʃi.le/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈʃi.lɨ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈʃi.lɨ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈt͡ʃi.lɨ/
* Hyphenation: Chi‧le

### Proper noun

Chile m
* Chile (a country in South America)

#### Derived terms

* chileno

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: チリ (Chiri)

## Spanish
### Etymology

From Quechua chiri (“cold”) or chili, or from Mapudungun chilli (“seagull Larus dominicanus”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt͡ʃile/ [ˈt͡ʃi.le]
* Audio (Spain); “Chile; capital: Santiago de Chile”:(file)
* Rhymes: -ile
* Syllabification: Chi‧le

### Proper noun

Chile m
* Chile (a country in South America)

#### Derived terms

* chileno
* ligtú de Chile

#### Descendants

* → Rapa Nui: Tire

### Further reading

* “Chile”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Chile n (genitive Chiles)
* Chile (a country in South America)

#### Related terms

* chilensk
* chilenare
* chilenska

### References

* Chile in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /ˈtʃɪlɪ/
* (South Wales) IPA: /ˈtʃɪli/

### Proper noun

Chile f (not mutable)
* Alternative form of Tsile

#### Derived terms

* gwibredyn Chile (“Chilean hard ferns”)
* pinwydd Chile (“Chilean pines”)

## Western Huasteca Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Chile
* Chile (a country in South America)