chili

A variant of chilli; from Classical Nahuatl chilli, via Spanish chile.

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪli/

• Audio (RP)

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• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪliː/
• Rhymes: -ɪli
• Homophones: Chile, chile, chilli, chilly

chili (countable and uncountable, plural chilis or chilies)

1. The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used especially to add heat, or as a flavouring in cooking; associated with certain cuisines including Mexican, Tex-Mex, Indian, Thai, and some parts of China.

   The farmers’ market had a wide variety of chilis from anchos to jalapeños to habaneros.

   • 1874, Finlay Dun, “Peppers”, in Veterinary Medicines: Their Actions and Uses, 4th edition, New York, N.Y.: William Wood & Company, OCLC 909784410, pages 442–443:

     Capsicum—the dried ripe fruit of Capsicum fastigiatum—is also known as Chilly pepper, Chillies, Guinea, or pod pepper, and is chiefly brought from Zanzibar. The several varieties differ in shape and size, are of a red colour, and filled with numerous red-brown, pungent seeds.

   • 2014, Jennifer Olvera, “Suburban Stunners, Stalwarts & Surprises”, in Amy Lyons, editor, Food Lovers’ Guide to Chicago: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings (Food Lovers’ Series), 2nd edition, Guilford, Conn.: Globe Pequot Press, →ISBN, page 187:

     Kama Indian Bistro, […] Everything is made from scratch, including the spice blends and sauces; the ingredients are quality; and the heat is no-holds-barred. Planks of crispy, "chilly" potatoes and elegant, delicately flavored shrimp Sunnaina in white-wine garlic-tomato concassé are hits.

2. A dish made with this fruit and other ingredients, such as beans and beef; chili con carne.

   I fancy having some chili for dinner tonight. What about you?

3. (uncountable) Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.

   I want to make this pasta spicy so I’m going to add some chili to it.

• chile (US)
• chilli (Britain)
• chilly

• (pepper): chili pepper
• (dish): chili con carne

• lichi

chili

1. chile.

• Rhymes: -i

chili c (singular definite chilien, plural indefinite chilifrugter)

1. chili

Borrowing from Spanish chili, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.

• IPA^(key): /ˈ(t)ʃi.li/

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• Hyphenation: chi‧li
• Rhymes: -ili

chili m (plural chilis)

1. chili

• chilipeper

chili

1. Alternative spelling of chilli, chili pepper.

chili

1. chili

chili m

1. plural of chilo

chili m

1. chili

• “chili” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “chili” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

chili m

1. chili

• “chili” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• chile

Borrowed from Spanish chili, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.li/

chili m (plural chilis)

1. chili pepper (piquant fruit of Capsicum plants, especially the varieties used in Mexican cuisine)
2. (uncountable) chili (spice made from chili peppers)
3. (uncountable) chili; chili con carne (dish of meat, beans, tomato sauce and chili)

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃili/

chili m (plural chilis)

1. chili, chili con carne (dish)

   Synonym: chili con carne

• chili con carne

• “chili” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

chili c

1. chili

• chilipeppar