Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. 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.
- n. Chili con carne.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. See chilli.
Wiktionary
- n. 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, Indian, and Tex-Mex cuisine.
- n. A dish made with this fruit and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A kind of red pepper. See capsicum
WordNet 3.0
- n. ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
- n. very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
Etymologies
- Spanish chile, from Nahuatl chilli. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Putting beans in chili is a major faux pas in Texas.”
“People often ask if my chili is authentic Texas chili.”
“This chili is adapted from the Smithsonian Cookbook of Native American foods and recipes, Foods of the Americas, which I have out from the library at the moment.”
“In fact, most of the time my chili is all beans and no meat (although I do enjoy the meat kind), because I only buy free range beef and that too expensive for my everyday budget.”
“If you put beans in chili in Texas and call it chili, they’ll hang you.”
“If I were on death row my last meal would be a whole Chinese barbecue duck with green onion pancakes, Chinese broccoli (gai lan), ginger-steamed rice and hoisin chili sauce.”
“At Deer Valley Resort, the Royal Street Cafe at the Silver Lake Lodge offers an array of appetizers for $6-$16; a bowl of the resort's signature turkey chili is $8.50.”
“The dan dan noodles, and wontons in chili oil are excellent”
“Meaty bites plus black bean/soy protein chili over rice are a winning combo and worthy repeat meal.”
“I don't like beans in chili, so that's why it's Texas chili and not tradtional.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘chili’.
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Loanwords
Since English is littered with loanwords, everything could conceivably end up here. But there is a distinct feeling associated with these.. maybe they're young additions to the English language; I ...
iceberg, fjord, firth, abbey, abyss, anorak, apartheid, assassin, avalanche, avocado, balaclava, banana and 104 more...
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wind names
yet another list like this.
abroholos, alizé, amihan, habagat, barguzin wind, bayamo, bergwind, bise, bora, brickfielder, brisa, brisote and 93 more...
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food collection
bread, peel, pot, chorizo, Filet, olive, fill, Phyllo, dough, bake, mat, pinot and 988 more...
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genus capsicum
you may want to get a glass of water
(this is not strictly a list of cultivars; preparations and other related terms may be included)capsaicin, sweet bell pepper, bell pepper, banana pepper, cubanelle, pimento, cherry pepper, tuscan pepper, pepperoncini, pasilla, sonora, paprika and 135 more...
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Nahuatl
"Spanish náhuatl, from Nahuatl, that which pleases the ear, from nahua-, audible, intelligent, clear."
- etymology from The American Heritage Dictionary
Nahuatl, Zapotec, Aztec, avocado, guacamole, amole, atlatl, axolotl, black sapote, cacao, cacomistle, chayote and 77 more...
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Jams, Jellies, and Preserves
I've thought of a few of the most common sorts. Additions sought.
traffic, door, toe, fish, wildlife, bean, strawberry, apricot, raspberry, blackberry, boysenberry, grape and 51 more...
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Color Words for Shoes
Vendors can get oddly creative.
amaranth, brindle, iguana, slate black, madder brown, bison, pinecone, seal brown, forest night, burnt orange, monument, beet red and 399 more...
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jagosaurus's favorites
Words I like mostly because of the way they sound and feel.
ticonderoga, petulance, snark, estimable, chickahominy, feline, gezellig, gneiss, shit, willy-nilly, shelter, coda and 366 more...
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spoon
being items relating to food, cooking and the kitchen.
spoon, fork, beef, slice, dozen, eggs, simmer, broil, salad, soup, stock, lard and 287 more...
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mccaff's Words
schadenfreude, defenestration, monogamous, epipsychidion, chintz, befall, brouhaha, shenanigans, hooligans, lambasted, servitude, portcullis and 113 more...
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wordrainbow
A big list of color names for use on wordrainbow.com
emerald, cherry, coffee, cream, almond, gold, kiwi, green, grass green, aquamarine, beet red, sepia and 714 more...
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encyclopedia gustatorica
béchamel, tart, pie, cupcake, roux, jambalaya, étouffé, succulent, plum, pomegranate, peach, apple and 300 more...
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cloudtrail's Good Eats
whole milk, tea, bread, honey, butter, jam, meatloaf, shortbread, cranberry juice, baked apples, gingersnaps, lentil soup and 12 more...
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TOUR DU MONDE EN 90 JOURS
christchurch, reno, fond du lac, mulhouse, mexico, côte d'ivoire, sarajevo, kosovo, constantine, calcutta, fort laramie, pembroke and 55 more...
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Punlandia
The various peoples of Punlandia and New Punlandia.
TRYING TO AVOID RACISM OR STEREOTYPING, really.phlegmish, sweetish, polish, finish, germane, more-rockin', rushin', tie, check, danish, dutch, neitherlands and 16 more...
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soup words
soup words
gazpacho, minestrone, consomme, avgolemono, chowder, bouillabaisse, borscht, bouillon, mulligatawny, vichyssoise, albondigas, bisque and 47 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for chili.
fbharjo from Nahuatl 'xilli' Oct 2, 2010