chile

IPA: tʃˈɪɫi

Root Word: Chile

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Chile. Capital and largest city: Santiago.
(US, regional) Alternative form of chili (a chili pepper). [(countable) The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.]
(Southern US, African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of child. [(broadly) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).]

Examples of "chile" in Sentences

A medium with chile is my choice, plus a soft drink or agua de jamaica.
It would probably be more in order to wonder why the Spanish word chile appears so often as chili.
There was a pork in chile sauce on the menu that I was leaning toward so I asked the waiter if it was chile verde but he said, "no".