Chilche

Alemannic German

Forms

  • Chilche (Aargau, Basel, Bern, Fribourg, Glarus, Graubünden, Nidwalden, St Gallen, Tessin, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Valais, Zurich (Weinland))
  • Chilä, Chile (Aargau, Basel, Bern, Fribourg, Lucerne, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Uri, Zug, St Gallen (Amden), Zurich)

Etymology

Middle High German kirche.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xil(x)ə/

Noun

Chilche f (plural Chilche, diminutive Chilcheli)

  1. 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?
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