Chilche

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Chilä, Chile, Chille (Aargau, Basel, Bern, Fribourg, Lucerne, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Uri, Zug, St Gallen (Amden), Zürich)

Etymology

From Middle High German kirche, from Old High German chirihha, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, a borrowing from Ancient Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón). Cognate with German Kirche, Dutch kerk, English church.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xilxə/

Noun

Chilche f (plural Chilche, diminutive Chilcheli)

1. (Aargau, Basel, Bern, Fribourg, Glarus, Grisons, Nidwalden, St. Gallen, Tessin, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Valais, Zurich (Weinland)) church
   • 1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):

     Si, wi haist jetzt au no di Pizzeria in Lecce, hinder de Chile?

     Hey, what's the name of the pizzeria in Lecce, behind the church?