What does "chili pepper" mean?

Any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, which contains capsaicin and typically has a spicy or burning flavor.

What is a synonym for "chili pepper"?

Common synonyms include: birdseye, capsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chile, chiles.

Pronounced //ˈtʃɪli ˈpɛpə(ɹ)//.

/ˈtʃɪli ˈpɛpə(ɹ)/ noun

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Noun

1
Any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, which contains capsaicin and typically has a spicy or burning flavor.
2
very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency wordnet
3
plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red wordnet