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chili
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English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪli/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪliː/
Audio (Received Pronunciation): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɪli
- Homophones: Chile, chile, chilli, chilly
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish chile, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.
Noun
chili (countable and uncountable, plural chilis or chilies)
- (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.
- (uncountable) Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
- Synonym: chili powder
- (Indian Chinese cuisine) A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
spicy fresh or dried fruit of capsicum
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spice
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Etymology 2
Ellipsis of chili con carne, from Spanish chile con carne (literally “chili with meat”).
Noun
chili (uncountable)
- (chiefly US) A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.
- Synonym: chili con carne
- (Cincinnati) Cincinnati chili.
Derived terms
Translations
dish — see chili con carne
Anagrams
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Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Noun
chili
Central Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- (Amecameca, Cholula and Milpa Alta): chilli
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl chilli.
Noun
chili
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish chili, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
chili c (singular definite chilien, plural indefinite chilier)
- chili
- Synonym: chilipeber
Declension
References
- “chili” in Den Danske Ordbog
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowing from Spanish chili, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.
Pronunciation
Noun
chili m (plural chilis)
- chili pepper
- Synonym: chilipeper
- chili (dish)
Derived terms
Further reading
Chili (doorverwijspagina on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from English chili, from Spanish chile, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.
Pronunciation
Noun
chili
- chili
- Synonyms: chilipippuri, (archaic) turkinpippuri
Usage notes
- chili is seldom used to describe the sauce outside of the fixed name chili con carne. It may instead be called chilikastike or salsa.
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “chili”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
chili m
- chili, chili con carne
Italian
Noun
chili m
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
chili m
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
chili m
References
- “chili” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Ometepec Nahuatl
Noun
chili
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish chili.
Pronunciation
Noun
chili n (indeclinable)
Further reading
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish chili, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.
Pronunciation
Noun
chili m (plural chilis)
- chili pepper (piquant fruit of Capsicum plants, especially the varieties used in Mexican cuisine)
- (uncountable) chili (spice made from chili peppers)
- (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
Conjugation
References
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.
Pronunciation
Noun
chili m (plural chilis)
- chili, chili con carne (dish)
- Synonym: chili con carne
Derived terms
- carne con chili
- chili con carne
Further reading
- “chili”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Swedish
Noun
chili c
- 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
Derived terms
See also
- chili con carne
- sriracha
- stark (“hot, spicy”)
References
Western Huasteca Nahuatl
Noun
chili
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