Chilean
/ˈtʃɪl.i.ən/noun
A person from Chile or something relating to Chile.
Did you know?The name Chile has no universally accepted etymology: proposed Indigenous sources include Quechua and Mapudungun, but no explanation is definitively proven.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-European period
Indigenous South American languages
Chile
“An Indigenous place-name; its precise original meaning remains uncertain.”
16th Century
Spanish
Chile
“The name used by Spanish explorers and colonists for the South American territory.”
16th Century
Spanish
chileno
“A person or thing from Chile.”
17th Century
English
Chilean
“An English form adopted from Spanish chileno, meaning from or relating to Chile.”
Modern English
English
Chilean
“A person from Chile, or relating to Chile and its people.”