chili
pronunciation
How to pronounce chili in British English:
UK [ˈtʃɪli]
How to pronounce chili in American English:
US [ˈtʃɪli]
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- Noun:
- ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
- very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
Word Origin
- chili (n.)
- also chilli, 1660s, from Nahuatl (Aztecan) chilli, native name for the peppers. Not named for the South American country. As short for chile con carne and similar dishes, attested by 1846.
Example
- 1. Or craving fish cooked in a vat of chili oil ?
- 2. Life is slower in chengdu ; even the chili is milder .
- 3. Small ceramic spoons carry delicate foam that conceals ants lightly fried in chili .
- 4. The indian military has a new weapon against terrorism : the world 's hottest chili .
- 5. A recent study suggested that capsaicin is an effective defense against a fungus that attacks chili seeds .