chili

A2 Topic:Food & Drink

US /ˈt͡ʃaɪlaɪ/ UK /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ See IPA manual

Freq #6939

Meanings

1

noun
A small, hot-tasting pepper used to add spice to food.

She added two red chilies to make the curry hotter.
2

noun
A spicy dish made with chili peppers, beans, and minced beef.

We cooked a big pot of chili for the party.
3

noun
Dried, powdered chili pepper used as a spice in cooking.

Add a teaspoon of chili to the sauce.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a small, hot-tasting pepper... chili pepperchilly

2 noun · a spicy dish made with... chili con carne

3 noun · dried, powdered chili... chili powder

Word family

Forms chilies

Derived forms chiliburgerchilidogchilifiedchilihead

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Phrases (1)

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chili pepper
a small pepper with a strong hot taste, used to flavor food

Noun + noun

Etymology

Ellipsis of chili con carne, from Spanish chile con carne (literally “chili with meat”).

chile con carne Spanish

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Topics

Food & Drink

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# chili

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈt͡ʃaɪlaɪ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈt͡ʃɪli/
**Frequency rank:** 6939

## Meanings
1. A small, hot-tasting pepper used to add spice to food.
2. A spicy dish made with chili peppers, beans, and minced beef.
3. Dried, powdered chili pepper used as a spice in cooking.

## Examples
- She added two red chilies to make the curry hotter.
- We cooked a big pot of chili for the party.
- Add a teaspoon of chili to the sauce.

## Derived Forms
- chiliburger
- chilidog
- chilified
- chilihead

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: chile con carne

## Etymology
Ellipsis of chili con carne, from Spanish chile con carne (literally “chili with meat”).

## AI Etymology
chili is a noun and name. It is an ellipsis of chili con carne, from Spanish chile con carne (literally “chili with meat”). Historical forms in the chain include chile con carne (Spanish). Current senses include a small, hot-tasting pepper used to add spice to food, a spicy dish made with chili peppers, beans, and minced beef, and dried, powdered chili pepper used as a spice in cooking. Derived forms include chiliburger, chilidog, chilified, and chilihead.

## Topics
- Food & Drink

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