chili

noun

  1. A hot pepper of any of a group of cultivars (Capsicum annuum annuum group longum) noted for their pungency
  2. A pepper whether hot or sweet
  3. A thick sauce of meat and chilies

    "liked to cover her spaghetti with red chili"

  4. Chili con carne

    "a bowl of chili"

geographical name

  1. Former, especially British name for Chile or for the once poorly defined Andes border region between Chile and Argentina

noun

  1. A spiced stew of usually ground beef and minced chiles or chili powder often with beans

noun

  1. A dipping sauce of melted cheese and chopped chili peppers

    "There was a good buffet in the dining room—ranging all the way from a … round of beef and whole turkeys and hams to our always reliable chili con queso."

noun

  1. A hot dog topped with chili

noun

  1. A spice mixture made with ground chiles

noun

  1. A spicy sauce usually consisting of chili peppers, vinegar, salt, sugar, and spices and used especially as a condiment and in cooking

noun

  1. A hot pepper of any of a group of cultivars (Capsicum annuum annuum group longum) noted for their pungency
  2. A pepper whether hot or sweet
  3. A thick sauce of meat and chilies

    "liked to cover her spaghetti with red chili"

  4. Chili con carne

    "a bowl of chili"

noun

  1. A small, extremely hot chili pepper of southern Asia that is a hybrid between two species (Capsicum chinensis and Capsicum frutescens)

    "… the aforementioned potstickers come with a lethal house-made sauce of habaneros and ghost peppers (I managed one tiny spoonful before my tongue went numb)."

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