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chileno

Chilean

adjective chee-LEH-noh Less Common

Usage Note

Chileno refers to people, things, or culture from Chile, and also functions as a noun (un chileno, a Chilean person). In football, chilena (feminine noun) is the spectacular bicycle-kick move named after the country. The feminine adjective/noun form is chilena.

Examples

"El vino chileno es muy famoso."

Natural Translation

Chilean wine is very famous.

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