chili

CEFRA2

/tʃˈɪli/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A hot pepper used to add flavor to food.

  2. 02

    noun

    A spicy dish often made with meat and beans.

Examples

  • Add seasoning, seasoned oil, and chili, to the boiling water.

  • The chili burnt my tongue.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.

  2. Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.

  3. The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.

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In context

  • CHILI, a province of ſouth America, bounded by Peru on the north, by the province of La Plata on the eaſt, by Patagonia on the ſouth, and by the Pacific ocean on the weſt... But ſome comprehend Patagonia in Chili, extending it to cape Horn...

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Spanish chile, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.