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Webster 1913 Edition
Chili
Chil′i
,Noun.
[Sp.
chili
, chile
.] A kind of red pepper. See
Capsicum
[Written also
chilli
and chile
.] Webster 1828 Edition
Chili
CHILI
,Adj.
1.
Cool; moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; as the chill vapors of night.2.
Shivering with cold.My chill veins freeze with despair.
3.
Cool; distant; formal; dull; not warm, animated or affectionate; as a chill reception.4.
Depressed; dispirited; dejected; discouraged.Definition 2025
chili
chili
English
Alternative forms
Noun
chili (plural chilis or chilies)
- The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used especially to add heat, or as a flavouring in cooking; associated with Mexican, Tex-Mex, and Indian cuisine.
- The farmers’ market had a wide variety of chilis from anchos to jalapeños to habaneros.
- A dish made with this fruit and other ingredients, such as beans and beef; chili con carne.
- (uncountable) Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
- I want to make this pasta spicy so I’m going to add some chili to it.
Synonyms
- (pepper): chili pepper
- (dish): chili con carne
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
spicy fresh or dried fruit of capsicum
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chili con carne — see chili con carne
spice
Danish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
chili c (singular definite chilien, plural indefinite chilifrugter)
Finnish
Noun
chili
Declension
| Inflection of chili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | chili | chilit | |
| genitive | chilin | chilien | |
| partitive | chiliä | chilejä | |
| illative | chiliin | chileihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | chili | chilit | |
| accusative | nom. | chili | chilit |
| gen. | chilin | ||
| genitive | chilin | chilien | |
| partitive | chiliä | chilejä | |
| inessive | chilissä | chileissä | |
| elative | chilistä | chileistä | |
| illative | chiliin | chileihin | |
| adessive | chilillä | chileillä | |
| ablative | chililtä | chileiltä | |
| allative | chilille | chileille | |
| essive | chilinä | chileinä | |
| translative | chiliksi | chileiksi | |
| instructive | — | chilein | |
| abessive | chilittä | chileittä | |
| comitative | — | chileineen | |
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowing from Spanish chili, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.li/
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)