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chili con carne
chili pepper
chili powder
chili sauce
chiliasm
chiliburger
chilidog
Chilkat blanket
Chilkoot Pass
chill
chill factor
chill out
chill-out area
chill-out zone
Chillán
chilled margin
chiller
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Chile
Chil·e [ chíllee ] country in southwestern South America bordered by Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, the Drake Passage, and the Pacific Ocean.
Languages: Spanish.
Currency: peso.
Capital: Santiago.
Population: 15,665,216 (2003).
Area: 756,626 sq km (292,135 sq mi.) 
Official name  Republic of Chile

Chil·e·an [ chíllee ən ] noun, adjective
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