Date
Type Country
Usage Spanish, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Portuguese, Romanian, Georgian
Scripts ჩილე(Georgian)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈt͡ʃi.le/(Spanish) /ˈt͡ʃɪl.eɪ/(English) /ˈt͡ʃɪl.i/(English) /ˈt͡ʃiː.lə/(German) /ˈçiː.lə/(German) /ˈt͡ʂi.lɛ/(Polish) /ˈt͡ʃiː.lɛ/(Hungarian) /ˈt͡ʃɪ.lɛ/(Czech) /t͡ʃi.lɛ/(Georgian)
Meaning & History
The name of a country in South America, possibly from Quechua chiri meaning "cold" or Mapuche chülle meaning "seagull". This name was applied to the region by the conquistador Diego de Almagro.