Chilicote

/ˌtʃɪliˈkoʊt/ noun

Definition

A variant spelling of Chillicothe, a historical Native American settlement name, particularly associated with Shawnee communities in what is now Ohio.

Etymology

From Shawnee origin, the name appears in various transliterations of Native American place names. The Shawnee word likely referred to a significant settlement or gathering place. European settlers adopted and adapted the spelling in multiple ways as they encountered these locations.

Kelly Says

The many spellings of this place name (Chillicothe, chilicote, Chilicothe) show how Native American words were translated into English without standardized spelling—different colonists wrote it differently! This word's journey from Shawnee to English reflects how indigenous language and European alphabets collided.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
奇里科特
chi-li-koh-teh
ARالعربية
تشيليكوت
tashi-li-koot
BNবাংলা
চিলিকোটে
chi-li-koh-teh
CACatalà
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
CSČeština
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
DADansk
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
DEDeutsch
Chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
ELΕλληνικά
χιλικοτέ
chi-li-koh-teh
ESEspañol
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
FAفارسی
چلی کوته
chi-li-koh-teh
FISuomi
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
FRFrançais
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
GUGU
ચિલિકોટ
chi-li-koh-teh
HAHA
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
HEעברית
צ'יליקוט
chi-li-koh-tot
HIहिन्दी
चिलिकोटे
chi-li-koh-teh
HUMagyar
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
IDBahasa Indonesia
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
IGIG
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
ITItaliano
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
JA日本語
チリコテ
ch iri ko te
KKKK
шілікөте
shi-li-koh-teh
KMKM
ចិលីកូត
chi-li-koh-teh
KO한국어
칠리코테
chil-li-ko-te
MRMR
चिलिकोट
chi-li-koh-teh
MSBahasa Melayu
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
MYမြန်မာ
ချီလီကော့တ
chi-li-koh-teh
NLNederlands
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
NONorsk
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
PAPA
ਚਿਲੀਕੋਟ
chi-li-koh-teh
PLPolski
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
PTPortuguês
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
RORomână
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
RUРусский
чиликоте
chi-li-koh-teh
SVSvenska
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
SWKiswahili
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
TAதமிழ்
சீலிகோட்டே
chi-li-koh-teh
TEతెలుగు
చిలికోట
chi-li-koh-teh
THไทย
ชิลีโคเต
chi-li-koh-teh
TLTL
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
TRTürkçe
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
UKУкраїнська
чиликоте
chi-li-koh-teh
URاردو
چلی کوٹ
chi-li-koh-t
VITiếng Việt
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
YOYO
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh
ZH中文
奇里科特
qí lǐ kē tè
ZUZU
chilicote
chi-li-koh-teh

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