Etymology

Pichilemu

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Today it means: A city and commune of Chile. Full definition →

Spanish Pichilemu ← Mapudungun pichi
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The story

  1. Mapudungun · derived frompichi“little”
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromPichilemu
  3. English todayPichilemu

From Spanish Pichilemu, from Mapudungun pichi (“little”) + lemu (“forest”).

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