chili
Meaning
- (US, countable) The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
- (US, uncountable) Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
- (US, countable, uncountable) A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.
Synonyms
Translations
chile
piment
chilipeper
τσίλι
chili
peperoncino rosso
scharfer PaprikaFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈt͡ʃɪli/
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish chile, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.
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