ChiloƩ
/tŹiloĖe/noun
ChiloƩ is an archipelago and island in southern Chile, also known as the Island of ChiloƩ.
Did you know?The name comes from Mapudungun, the language of the Mapuche, and likely refers to the chelle or kelĆ¼, a gull associated with ChiloĆ©ās coastal landscape.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Spanish period
Mapudungun
Chillwe
āA place associated with chelles or gullsā
16th Century
Spanish
ChiloƩ
āSpanish adaptation of the Indigenous place-name Chillweā
1567
Spanish
ChiloƩ
āName used by Spanish colonizers for the archipelago and its principal islandā
18th Century
Spanish
Isla de ChiloƩ
āIsland of ChiloĆ©, a Spanish administrative and geographic designationā
Modern English
English
ChiloƩ
āThe ChiloĆ© Archipelago or ChiloĆ© Island in southern Chileā