noun

chili

chili, chili pepper

I love a good bowl of chili in winter.

I love a good bowl of chili in winter.

Add one red chili to the sauce.

Add one red chili to the sauce.

((noun)) chili This chili is very spicy.

Synonyms (dish): stew, goulash; Synonyms (pepper): hot pepper, capsicum

From Spanish 'chile', which comes from the Nahuatl word 'chīlli'.

Picture a steaming bowl of red chili on a 'chilly' (cold) day. The words sound similar.

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