The following terms and phrases may come up in your travels and help you master Chilean Spanish.

Abode - Sun dried mud.
Altiplano - High plateau region in the northern Andes
Apu - Mountain god
Arriero - horseman
Ayllu - tribe
Barrio - quarter or district
Bofedal - peat bog found in the altiplano
Camanchaca - ocean mist
Chicha - cider
Choclo - corn
Colectivo - taxi
Cordillera - mountain range
Criollo - typical or local
Estancia - ranch
Fundo - farm
Hacienda - large estate
Hoja de Coca - Coca-leaf
Huaso - Chilean cowboy
Local - shop in a shopping center
Micro - city bus
Pampa - plains
Pena - Restaurant or nightclub that features live folk music
Poblacion - Poor suburb
Portazuela - Mountain pass
Pukara - Fort
Quebrada - Ravine
Soroche - Altitude sickness

Glossary of Standard Foods found on the Menu.
The following foods are very common to encounter when you dine in Chile. Traveling in a new country and eating traditional food is exciting, but it is also nice to know what you're eating. To help guide you is a glossary of standard food found on typical Chilean menus.
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