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)

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?