Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chilean

/ˈt͡ʃɪli.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: chilean
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪli.ən/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to the nation or culture of Chile or its people.

noun

A person from Chile or of Chilean descent.

Example Sentences

"The Chilean Amphijubula Schust. (Schuster, 1970a) which has the facies of a small Frullania and agrees with Frullania in leaf insertion and branching, has a nontiered seta with 16 epidermal cell rows surrounding 4 inner rows."
"Gonzalo Lira, a 55-year-old Chilean American who was imprisoned in Ukraine after allegedly spreading Russian propaganda then violating his bail conditions, has died in a Ukrainian jail."

Etymology

Etymology tree English Chile Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Chilean From Chile + -an.

Inflected Forms

Chilian (alternative, archaic) Chileans (plural)

Derived Forms

Chileanism Chileanization Chileanize Chileanness

Phrases

Chilean abalone Chilean bellflower Chilean blue mussel Chilean chinchilla Chilean cranberry Chilean dolphin Chilean eagle Chilean firebush

Rhymes With

gillian lillian sicilian jillian maximilian lilian milian kilian lilyan

Questions

How do you pronounce chilean?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɪli.ən/.
What does chilean mean?: Of, from, or pertaining to the nation or culture of Chile or its people.
Where does chilean come from?: Etymology tree English Chile Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Chilean From Chile + -an.

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