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Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Variant of chili.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The pod or fruit of the Capsicum annuum or Guinea pepper, the chilli colorado of the Mexicans. Also spelled chile, chili
Wiktionary
- n. Alternative form of chili. Alternative form of chile. (a pepper)
- n. uncountable Alternative form of chili: chili con carne.
- n. uncountable Powdered chilli peppers, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. See chili.
WordNet 3.0
- n. very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
Etymologies
- From Nahuatl chilli (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Your chilli is just perfect for a day like today, it looks so hearty and yummy.”
“Stir in chilli-bean paste and fry for a few more seconds.”
“Note: I have been reminded that chilli is the Nahuatl word from which chile came into Spanish.”
“a human finger in a bowl of chilli is still illegal.”
“Given the many possibilities for confusion, I agree with Alan Davidson and others that we should refer to pungent capsicums with the original and unambiguous Nahuatl name chilli.”
Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
“In China the chilli is a major spice in Sichuan and Hunan provinces; in Europe, Hungary has its paprika and Spain its pimenton.”
Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
“I thought the chilli was a little too oily though as you can see from the first picture.”
“Similar pastes called chilli sambala ranging from mild to very hot are used in Indian cookery.”
“Capsicum is also known as chilli (usually spelt 'chili' in the United States), paprika, pimiento, and sweet, red, cayenne or bird pepper, depending upon the type and the way in which it is used.”
“A word about nomenclature: How do you spell this word "chilli" anyway?”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘chilli’.
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Saucy
See also Hernesheir's Open List: Sauces.
hollandaise, mayonnaise, béarnaise, bolognaise, bordelaise, rouennaise, satay, chilli, béchamel, dijonnaise, hoisin, soy and 60 more...
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Food
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spaghetti, yogurt, muesli, rarebit, wheat, cream, cheese, pumpkin, custard, couscous, oats, sausage and 237 more...
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Nigella Bites
words from the cookbook "Nigella Bites" by Nigella Lawson
intend, evangelical, present, nattering space, inevitably, consequently, techniques, liqueur, purist, frankly, constraints, jot and 256 more...
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A Peck of Peppers
pepper, cayenne, tabasco, red pepper, java pepper, bird pepper, jalapeno, habanero, black pepper, green pepper, bell pepper, betel pepper and 16 more...
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ell
A macédoine of interesting words that feature the letter ell.
cellotaph, glass noodle, Llullaillaco, it'll, elevator surfer, diesel laundering, lushburg, illicitly, cataphile, splo, precellency, angelicalness and 43 more...
Tweets
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fbharjo also spelled chile and chili Sep 27, 2010