Main Entry: chili
Variant(s): also chile or chil·li \ˈchi-lē\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural chil·ies also chil·es or chilis or chil·lies
Etymology: Spanish ,chile, from Nahuatl chīlli Date: 1604
1 a : a hot pepper of any of a group of cultivars (Capsicum annuum annuum group longum) noted for their pungency —called also chili pepper b usually chilli plural chillies also chil·lis chiefly British : a pepper whether hot or sweet
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