Pichilemu

English

Alternative forms

• Pichilemo

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Pichilemu

1. A city and commune of Chile.

Translations

Pichilemu

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 皮奇萊穆／皮奇莱穆 (Píqíláimù)

• Dutch: Pichilemu
• French: Pichilemu (fr) m
• Japanese: ピチレム (Pichiremu)
• Mapudungun: Pichilemu
• Portuguese: Pichilemu (pt) m
• Spanish: Pichilemu (es) m, Pichilemo m

French

Proper noun

Pichilemu m

1. Pichilemu (a city in Chile)
   • 1893, Revue maritime et coloniale, volume 116, page 106:

     […] de bonne heure il mouilla à Pichilemu, à 90 milles au sud de Valparaiso […]

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   • 1898, Edouard Charton, Le Tour du monde: nouveau journal des voyages, page 622:

     De San Fernando part un embranchement de chemin de fer qui se rend a la Palmilla et aboutira plus tard sur la côte, à la rade ouverte et peu hospitalière de Pichilemu.

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   • 2011, Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Chili - Îles de Paques, page 178:

     Du surf vers Pichilemu pour les amateurs.

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Pichilemu f

1. Pichilemu (a city in Chile)
   • 1937, Joaquim Nabuco, Balmaceda, page 94:

     […] os vinhos, os licores que encontra, e ás vezes, como no povoado de Pichilemu, não respeita as mulheres.

     […] the wines, the spirits he finds, and sometimes, such as in the village of Pichilemu, doesn’t respect women.

   • 1952, Revista da Academia Brasileira de Letras, Vol. 83-84, p. 264:

     […] os restos indígenas de Pichilemu […]

     […] the Indian remains from Pichilemu […]

   • Jan 1990, Trip magazine:

     Pichilemu tinha paredes enormes.

     Pichilemu had huge walls.

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Pichilemo

Etymology

From Mapudungun pichi (“little”) + lemu (“forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pit͡ʃiˈlemu/ [pi.t͡ʃiˈle.mu]
• Rhymes: -emu
• Syllabification: Pi‧chi‧le‧mu

Proper noun

Pichilemu m

1. Pichilemu (a city and commune of Chile)
2. a surname from Mapudungun

Derived terms

• pichilemino