chilli

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪli/

Noun

chilli (plural chillis or chillies)

Alternative form of chili

Translations

chili — see chili

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiːlli/
IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃiːlːi]

Noun

chīlli (inanimate)

chili, chili pepper
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 30r.
  A xi pimienta dela tierra. chilli.
  A chili, a pepper from the land. chilli.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 17v. col. 2.
  Axi o pimienta deſta tierra. chilli.
  Chili, or pepper from this land. chilli.
- Idem, f. 21r. col. 1.
  Chilli. axi. o pimienta de las indias.
  Chilli. a chili, or pepper from the Indies.

Derived terms

Terms derived from chīlli

chīltōtōtl

Descendants

Spanish: chile
- English: chili

References

Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 30, 17

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl chīlli

Noun

chilli

chili pepper.

Derived terms

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