Definition of CHILI

chili

Meanings

Plural: chilies, chilis

Noun

  • ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
  • very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
  • The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
  • Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
  • A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.
  • A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.
  • Cincinnati chili.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chile, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.

Synonyms

chile, chili con carne, chili pepper, chili powder, chilli, chilly

Scrabble Score: 10

chili is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
chili is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chili is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

chili is a valid Words With Friends word