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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.

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[Spanish chile, from Nahuatl chilli.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chili - ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans chili con carne 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 pungency chilli, chilly, chile, chili pepper 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 carne → chile con carne
chili powder → chile m en polvo
chili sauce → salsa f de ají

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chili [ˈtʃɪli] [chilies] (pl)
see chilli
chili con carne [ˌtʃɪlikɒnˈkɑː^rni] n → chili con carne m
chili powder n → poudre f de piment rouge

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chili chilli

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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