Chili

Proper noun

 * 1) * 1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 183:
 * CHILI, a province of ſouth America, bounded by Peru on the north, by the province of La Plata on the eaſt, by Patagonia on the ſouth, and by the Pacific ocean on the weſt... But ſome comprehend Patagonia in Chili, extending it to cape Horn...
 * CHILI, a province of ſouth America, bounded by Peru on the north, by the province of La Plata on the eaſt, by Patagonia on the ſouth, and by the Pacific ocean on the weſt... But ſome comprehend Patagonia in Chili, extending it to cape Horn...

Usage notes

 * This term has been markedly less common than Chile since about 1900.

Etymology
Ultimately from.

Noun

 * 1)  chili

Noun

 * 1) chili fruit