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chil·i

also chil·e or chil·li (chĭl′ē)

n. pl. chil·ies also chil·es or chil·lies

1. 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. A stew made of meat or beans (or both) and usually tomatoes, spiced with chili peppers or chili powder.

[Spanish chile, from Nahuatl chīlli.]

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chil•i

or chil•e

(ˈtʃɪl i)

n., pl. chil•ies or chil•es.

1. Also called chili pepper. the pungent pod of any of several species of Capsicum, esp. C. annuum longum: used in cooking for its pungent flavor.

2. chili con carne.

3. a dish similar to chili con carne but containing no meat.

[1655–65; < Mexican Spanish chile < Nahuatl chīlli chili pepper]

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Noun	1.	chili - ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans chili con carne dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" Mexico, United Mexican States - a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
	2.	chili - very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency chilli, chilly, chile, chili pepper hot pepper - any of various pungent capsicum fruits jalapeno pepper, jalapeno - hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico cayenne, cayenne pepper - a long and often twisted hot red pepper chili powder - powder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oregano Capsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, jalapeno, long pepper - plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red

Translations

طَعام ``تشيلي''فُلْفُل حَارّ

pálivá paprička

chili

chili

čili

sterkt piparaldin, chilepipar

peperoncino

チリトウガラシ

칠리

sarkanie pipari

Spaanse peper

chilipepper spansk pepper

chili

chili pimenta

острый стручковый перец

čilipaprika

spansk peppar

pili pili

พริก

acı

ớt

辣椒

chili

[ˈtʃɪlɪ] N (chilies (pl)) (also chilli pepper) → chile m, ají m (S. Cone), guindilla f (Sp)
chili con carne → chile con carne
chili powder → chile m en polvo
chili sauce → salsa f de ají

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

chili

[ˈtʃɪli] [chilies] (pl)
see chillichili con carne [ˌtʃɪlikɒnˈkɑː^rni] n → chili con carne mchili powder n → poudre f de piment rouge

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

chilli,

chili

(ˈtʃili) – plurals ˈchilli(e)s ~ˈchili(e)s – noun

the hot-tasting pod of a type of pepper, often dried, powdered and used in sauces etc.

chili

→ فُلْفُل حَارّ pálivá paprička chili Chili τσίλι ají, chile chili piment čili peperoncino トウガラシ 칠리 Spaanse peper chilipepper chili chili, pimenta острый стручковый перец spansk peppar พริก acı ớt 辣椒

References in classic literature ?

This is a handful of cardamoms, This is a lump of ghi: This is millet and chillies and rice, A supper for thee and me!

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MNA calls introduction of agri marketing reforms

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