Chile, country situated along the western seaboard of South America. It extends approximately 2,700 miles (4,300 km) from its boundary with Peru, at latitude 17°30′ S, to the tip of South America at Cape Horn, latitude 56° S, a point only about 400 miles north of Antarctica.
Chilean Spanish is a variety of Spanish spoken in most of Chile. Its dialects have distinctive pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and slang usages that differ from those of standard Spanish. In this site, the purpose is to give a better inside on its use and vocabulary.
Abricia : Present
Abombarse : Get drunk
Acápite : Paragraph
Achacado/Achacao : Worried, sad, bad mood (Achaque : Problem, concern)
Achail : Chicken
Achavado : Self-confessed
Achunchar : Experience fear
Apui : Satisfied, contented
Ateya : Fresh water stream
Allañe/Ayañe/Allane : Clear and luminous night, beautiful night
Acrimonía : Acid, salty, sharp
Acrimonioso : Spicy, salty, sour, barbaric, biting, sharp, critical
Achicoria : Cichorium endivia, también 'envidia' al haber conexión por similitud de la palabra 'endivia'
Achuntar : Hit the bull's eye
Adendar : To add
Adpelir : At face value
Alaraquear : Complainer, whiner, crybaby
Aconar/Aconista : Anarquist
Adren : Air
Aerolito : Meteorite
Aerorada : Airport or place to save airship
Aganchar : Accompany
Aguachento: Lot of water and little content, something that lacks real substance
Aian/Ayan : Between light and dark
Akina/Aito/Huellomes/Ilquildas : Potatoes
Akoli : Building, construction
Alcayota : White squash, plant and fruit
Albazo : The first light of dawn
Albento : Alive thief
Alerzal : Land of larches
Aliño/Aliñar : Seasoning
Alicurco(a) : Cunning, admiring, trusting
Almiya : Shirt
Alionar : Incite disorder
Alowiches : Sea wolf
Altamisa : Artemis
Altear : Observe from a high place
Ambi : Remedy
Amchi : Half ripe barley, roasted and ground
Ampolleta : Electric light bulb
Ampón : Long dress
Anafre : Stove
Anani : Orange
Ancuviña : Grave
Antelar : Take action in advance regarding something, anticipate
Anteojos : Glasses, lenses
Antártica : Antarctica
Anqueno(a) : Glutton, hungry, ravenous
Apala : Whale
Apañar : Accompany
Aperar : Provide, supply
Aprecué : Escape
Arcifinio : Natural boundary, border
Argolla : Ring
Arumco : Big toad
Ascurrir/Ascurria : Find out a mistake, realize
Asoi : Snow
Atado/Atao : Problem
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