chile

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Spanish chile. A variant of chili, chilli; see that entry for more information. ==== Pronunciation ==== (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ Rhymes: -ɪli Homophones: Chile (one General American pronunciation), chili, chilli, chilly ==== Noun ==== chile (plural chiles) (US, regional) Alternative spelling of chili. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɪl/ Rhymes: -aɪl ==== Noun ==== chile (plural chillun or chirren) Pronunciation spelling of child, representing Southern US and African-American Vernacular English. ===== Alternative forms ===== chyle ===== Derived terms ===== honey chile === Anagrams === Liech., cheli-, chiel, elchi, lechi == Middle English == === Noun === chile (Devon, Somerset, Worcestershire) alternative form of chele == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: chi‧le === Noun === chile m (plural chiles) alternative form of chili === Verb === chile inflection of chilar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “chile”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “chile”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chīlli (“pepper”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃile/ [ˈt͡ʃi.le] Rhymes: -ile Syllabification: chi‧le === Noun === chile m (plural chiles) (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, US) a chili pepper Synonyms: ají, pimiento, picante, guindilla Hyponyms: jalapeño, poblano, habanero, chipotle, serrano (vulgar, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico) penis Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pene ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “chile”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025