chili

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  1. noun 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.
  2. noun Chili con carne.

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  • Oddly enough, the chili is actually a lot better the next day, after sitting in the fridge and being re-heated. —  OmniNerd
  • He gave the example of lime flavored products with chili, which is typically Hispanic. —  FoodNavigator-USA RSS
  • We heard over and over again how our chili was the BEST ... of course, the ballots said otherwise ..
  • And for the record, I thought our chili was even better than last year's.
  • He was out and about sampling chili and signing autographs ... and yes, he too told me our chili was the best he'd tried so far ...
 

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  1. Spanish chile, from Nahuatl chilli.
 

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/ˈtʃɪli/
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