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chili
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chil·i also chil·e or chil·li  (chl)
n. pl. chil·ies also chil·es or chil·lies
1. The pungent fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum, used especially as a flavoring in cooking. Also called chili pepper.
2. Chili con carne.

[Spanish chile, from Nahuatl chilli.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chili - ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beanschili - ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"
Mexico, United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
2.chili - very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungencychili - very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
hot pepper - any of various pungent capsicum fruits
jalapeno pepper, jalapeno - hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico
cayenne, cayenne pepper - a long and often twisted hot red pepper
chili powder - powder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oregano
Capsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, jalapeno, long pepper - plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
Translations
chili [ˈtʃɪlɪ] N (chilies (pl)) (also chilli pepper) → chile m, ají m (S. Cone), guindilla f (Sp)
chili con carnechile con carne
chili powderchile m en polvo
chili saucesalsa f de ají

chili [ˈtʃɪli] [chilies] (pl)
see chilli
chili con carne [ˌtʃɪlikɒnˈkɑːrni] nchili con carne m
chili powder npoudre f de piment rouge

chili chilli
chili فلفل أحمر حار pálivá paprička chili Chili τσίλι chile chili piment čili peperoncino トウガラシ 칠리 Spaanse peper chilipepper czerwony pieprz chili, pimenta острый стручковый перец spansk peppar พริก acı ớt 辣椒


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Capsaicinoid compounds, which give chilies their culinary kick, have the happy effect of discouraging a seed-rotting fungus.
His first Chili Takedown took place five years ago in Brooklyn with 15 different chilies represented.
Gondal, the biggest market of chilies in the state, is witnessing low arrivals as compared to last year as bad weather conditions and crop diseases have led to reduction in the chili production this year.
 
 
 
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