CHILI

chili, chili pepper, chilli, chilly, chile

(noun) very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency

chili, chili con carne

(noun) ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Chili

(dated) Alternative form of Chile

Usage notes

• This term has been markedly less common than Chile since about 1900.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Chili

A town in New York, United States.

Anagrams

• Ilchi, lichi

Etymology

Noun

chili (countable and uncountable, plural chilis or chilies)

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.

(chiefly, US) A dish made with this fruit and other ingredients, such as beans and beef; chili con carne.

(Cincinnati) Cincinnati chili.

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