chile

Etymology 1

From Spanish chile. A variant of chili, chilli; see that entry for more information.

noun

  1. (US, regional) Alternative form of chili (a chili pepper).

Etymology 2

noun

  1. (Southern US, African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of child.
    I wants all the women and chillun and the old and the sick folks brought out. 1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 546

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