chili
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Definition
- Noun:
- A very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency: A type of small, often red, hot pepper used as a spice.
- A dish of ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder, often with tomatoes and kidney beans: A spicy stew or soup, also known as chili con carne.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Pepper):
- Add one chopped chili to the sauce for extra heat.
- The recipe calls for two dried red chilies.
- Noun (Dish):
- We're having chili for dinner tonight.
- He makes the best vegetarian chili.
Advanced Usage
- "bowl of chili": A serving of the stew-like dish.
- On a cold day, nothing beats a hot bowl of chili.
- "chili pepper": The specific type of hot pepper.
- The spiciness of a dish depends on the type of chili pepper used.
Variants and Related Words
- Chili powder (n): A spice blend made from dried, ground chili peppers and other spices like cumin and garlic powder.
- Season the meat with a tablespoon of chili powder.
- Chilies (n): The plural form of 'chili' when referring to the peppers.
- The market sells various fresh chilies.
Synonyms
- Chili pepper: The hot fruit of plants from the genus .
- Chili con carne: The full name for the meat-based dish, often shortened to "chili".
- Hot pepper: A general term for pungent peppers.
Related Phrases
- Chili cook-off: A competition where participants prepare their best version of chili.
- Our town's annual chili cook-off is very popular.
- Chili sauce: A condiment made from chili peppers.
- He put chili sauce on his eggs.
Noun
- very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
- ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans