chilli

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• chile (US regional)
• chili (US)

[edit] Etymology

From Nahuatl chilli

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈtʃɪl.iː/, SAMPA: /"tSIl.i:/

Homophones: Chile, chile, chili, chilly

[edit] Noun

chilli (plural chillis or chillies)

1. The pungent fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum.

   The farmers’ market had a wide variety of chillis from anchos to jalepenos to habeneros.

2. (uncountable) Chili con carne.

   I fancy having some chilli for dinner tonight. What about you, Sandra?

3. (uncountable) Powdered chilli peppers, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.

   I want to make this pasta spicy so I’m going to add some chilli to it.

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