chili

== English == === Alternative forms === chile (US, regional) chilli (Commonwealth) chilly === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪliː/ Rhymes: -ɪli Homophones: Chile, chile, chilli, chilly === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish chile, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli. ==== Noun ==== chili (countable and uncountable, plural chilis or chilies) (American spelling) (countable) The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. Synonym: chili pepper (uncountable) Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking. Synonym: chili powder (Indian Chinese cuisine) A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Dutch: chili → Malay: cili → Welsh: tsili ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Ellipsis of chili con carne, from Spanish chile con carne (literally “chili with meat”). ==== Noun ==== chili (uncountable) (chiefly US) A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef. Synonym: chili con carne (Cincinnati) Cincinnati chili. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === Ilchi, lichi == Central Huasteca Nahuatl == === Noun === chili chili == Central Nahuatl == === Alternative forms === (Amecameca, Cholula and Milpa Alta): chilli === Etymology === From Classical Nahuatl chilli. === Noun === chili chili pepper == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish chili, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -i === Noun === chili c (singular definite chilien, plural indefinite chilier) chili Synonym: chilipeber ==== Declension ==== === References === “chili” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowing from Spanish chili, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈ(t)ʃi.li/ Hyphenation: chi‧li Rhymes: -ili === Noun === chili m (plural chilis, no diminutive) chili pepper Synonym: chilipeper chili (dish) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Chili (doorverwijspagina on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English chili, from Spanish chile, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʃili/, [ˈt̪ʃili] IPA(key): /ˈtsili/, [ˈts̠ili] Rhymes: -ili Syllabification(key): chi‧li Hyphenation(key): chi‧li === Noun === chili chili Synonyms: chilipippuri, (archaic) turkinpippuri ==== Usage notes ==== chili is seldom used to describe the sauce outside of the fixed name chili con carne. It may instead be called chilikastike or salsa. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “chili”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish chili. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃi.li/, /tʃi.li/ === Noun === chili m chili, chili con carne == Italian == === Noun === chili m plural of chilo === Anagrams === lichi == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === chili m chili === References === “chili” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “chili” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === chili m chili === References === “chili” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Ometepec Nahuatl == === Noun === chili chili pepper == Polish == === Alternative forms === chilli === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Spanish chili. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʂi.li/ Rhymes: -ili Syllabification: chi‧li === Noun === chili n (indeclinable) chili (spicy fresh or dried fruit of capsicum) chili (spice) === Further reading === “chili”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “chili”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === chile === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Spanish chili, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli. === Pronunciation === === Noun === chili m (plural chilis) chili pepper (piquant fruit of Capsicum plants, especially the varieties used in Mexican cuisine) (uncountable) chili (spice made from chili peppers) (uncountable) chili; chili con carne (dish of meat, beans, tomato sauce and chili) === Further reading === “chili”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “chili”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Verb === a chili (third-person singular present chilește, past participle chilit) 4th conjugation obsolete form of pili ==== Conjugation ==== === References === chili in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chīlli. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃili/ [ˈt͡ʃi.li] Rhymes: -ili Syllabification: chi‧li === Noun === chili m (plural chilis) chili, chili con carne (dish) Synonym: chili con carne ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “chili”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Noun === chili c chili (chili pepper; chili powder) Synonym: chilipeppar ==== Usage notes ==== Not of entire dishes. A spicy stew is often called a "chiligryta" (chili stew), for example. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== chilifrukt chilipeppar chilipulver chilisås ==== See also ==== chili con carne sriracha stark (“hot, spicy”) === References === “chili”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “chili”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Western Huasteca Nahuatl == === Noun === chili chili pepper.