Condor: giant vulture (Sarcoramphus) of the Andes, ringed with white about the neck. Appears on Chilean coat-of-arms together with the native deer huemul. Araucanian name, manqui.
Congrio: a Chilean fish, generally liked; as also is the corbina, robalo and delicate pejerey.
Copihue: wild vine with a large, rosy bell. The national flower of Chile.
Coquimbano (a): native of Coquimbo.
Cueca: a popular soup.
Cueca, or sama-cueca: the Chilean national dance.
Culén (Cytisus Arboreus): prophylactic against witchcraft: leaves dried to make a medicinal tea and gum from stalks; well known as a vermifuge.
Cupilca: thick liquid or thin paste made with toasted and powdered wheat or maize and mixed with chicha or chacolí.
Curado: “half seas over.”
Curanto: Indian dish of meat and vegetables, originally cooked in a stone-lined hole in the ground.