Chili

//ˈt͡ʃɪli// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Chile. alt-of, alternative, historical, obsolete

    "CHILI, a province of ſouth America, bounded by Peru on the north, by the province of La Plata on the eaſt, by Patagonia on the ſouth, and by the Pacific ocean on the weſt... But ſome comprehend Patagonia in Chili, extending it to cape Horn..."

  2. 2
    A town in New York, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. US, countable

    "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."

  2. 2
    A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef. US, uncountable
  3. 3
    very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency wordnet
  4. 4
    Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking. US, uncountable
  5. 5
    Cincinnati chili. Cincinnati, US, uncountable
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  1. 6
    ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans wordnet
  2. 7
    A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer. US, countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish chile, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of chili con carne, from Spanish chile con carne (literally “chili with meat”).

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