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See also: Chili, chīlì, and chìlì

English

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish chile, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.

Noun

chili (countable and uncountable, plural chilis or chilies)

  1. (countable) The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
    Synonym: chili pepper
    • 1874, Finlay Dun, “Peppers”, in Veterinary Medicines: Their Actions and Uses, 4th edition, New York, N.Y.: William Wood & Company, →OCLC, pages 442–443:
      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.
    • 2014, Jennifer Olvera, “Suburban Stunners, Stalwarts & Surprises”, in Amy Lyons, editor, Food Lovers’ Guide to Chicago: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings (Food Lovers’ Series), 2nd edition, Guilford, Conn.: Globe Pequot Press, →ISBN, page 187:
      Kama Indian Bistro, [] Everything is made from scratch, including the spice blends and sauces; the ingredients are quality; and the heat is no-holds-barred. Planks of crispy, "chilly" potatoes and elegant, delicately flavored shrimp Sunnaina in white-wine garlic-tomato concassé are hits.
  2. (uncountable) Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
    Synonym: chili powder
  3. (Indian Chinese cuisine) A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Dutch: chili
  • Malay: cili
  • Welsh: tsili
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

chili (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly US) A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.
    Synonym: chili con carne
  2. (Cincinnati) Cincinnati chili.
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Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

chili

  1. chili

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

  • (Amecameca, Cholula and Milpa Alta): chilli

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl chilli.

Noun

chili

  1. chili pepper

Danish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chili, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

chili c (singular definite chilien, plural indefinite chilier)

  1. chili
    Synonym: chilipeber

Declension

More information common gender, singular ...

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish chili, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈ(t)ʃi.li/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: chi‧li
  • Rhymes: -ili

Noun

chili m (plural chilis)

  1. chili pepper
    Synonym: chilipeper
  2. chili (dish)

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Finnish

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Etymology

Borrowed from English chili, from Spanish chile, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃili/, [ˈt̪ʃili]
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsili/, [ˈts̠ili]
  • Rhymes: -ili
  • Syllabification(key): chi‧li
  • Hyphenation(key): chi‧li

Noun

chili

  1. chili
    Synonyms: chilipippuri, (archaic) turkinpippuri

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More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chili.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃi.li/, /tʃi.li/
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Noun

chili m

  1. chili, chili con carne

Italian

Noun

chili m

  1. plural of chilo

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

chili m

  1. chili

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

chili m

  1. chili

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Ometepec Nahuatl

Noun

chili

  1. chili pepper

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish chili.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʂi.li/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ili
  • Syllabification: chi‧li

Noun

chili n (indeclinable)

  1. chili (spicy fresh or dried fruit of capsicum)
  2. chili (spice)

Further reading

  • chili in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • chili in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish chili, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

chili m (plural chilis)

  1. chili pepper (piquant fruit of Capsicum plants, especially the varieties used in Mexican cuisine)
  2. (uncountable) chili (spice made from chili peppers)
  3. (uncountable) chili; chili con carne (dish of meat, beans, tomato sauce and chili)

Romanian

Verb

a chili (third-person singular present chilește, past participle chilit) 4th conjugation

  1. obsolete form of pili

Conjugation

References

  • chili in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃili/ [ˈt͡ʃi.li]
  • Rhymes: -ili
  • Syllabification: chi‧li

Noun

chili m (plural chilis)

  1. chili, chili con carne (dish)
    Synonym: chili con carne

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Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

chili c

  1. chili (chili pepper; chili powder)
    Synonym: chilipeppar
    krydda med chili
    season with chili

Usage notes

Not of entire dishes. A spicy stew is often called a "chiligryta" (chili stew), for example.

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

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References

Western Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

chili

  1. chili pepper.

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