chilli

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪli/

Noun

chilli (plural chillis or chillies)

1. Alternative form of chili

Translations

chili — see chili

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Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• (Tlaxcala): chili

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl chilli.

Noun

chilli

1. chili pepper.

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Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃiːlːi]

• Audio (Classical Nahuatl):

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Noun

chilli inan (plural chilli)

1. (it is) a chili pepper
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 30r.

     A xi pimienta dela tierra.  chilli.

     A chili, a pepper from the land. chilli.

   • 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 17v. col. 2.

     Axi o pimienta deſta tierra. chilli.

     Chili, or pepper from this land. chilli.

   • Idem, f. 21r. col. 1.

     Chilli. axi. o pimienta de las indias.

     Chilli. a chili, or pepper from the Indies.

Derived terms

Terms derived from chīlli

• chīlātl
• chīlcacahuatl

• chīlchotl
• chīlhuācmōlli

• chīlloh
• chīlmōlli

• chīltōtōtl

Descendants

• Spanish: chile
  • English: chili, chile, chilli, chilly, chile, chilli, chilly

References

• Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 30, 17

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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl chīlli

Noun

chilli

1. chili pepper.

Derived terms

• xochilli
• cilchilli
• chilcaxitl

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Polish

Noun

chilli n (indeclinable)

1. Alternative spelling of chili

Further reading

• chilli in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• chilli in Polish dictionaries at PWN