chili

[ chil-ee ]

noun

, plural chil·ies.

1. Sometimes chil·e. a hearty stew that is also used as a topping condiment on other dishes and has varied recipes and ingredients, with or without meat, ultimately derived from the Mexican-style chili con carne.
2. chili con carne.
3. chile ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of chili¹

First recorded in 1655–65; from Mexican Spanish chile, from Nahuatl chīlli “chile pepper”

Example Sentences

I always bring a thermos of good-quality chili, like Annie’s, and a bag of Fritos.

From Outside Online

Say you have a network of neurons, connected by synapses, that collectively store a chili recipe.

From Singularity Hub 

On the day of the chili dinner, Cecil Bell visited a home improvement store.

From Washington Post

Think stirring a pot of chili so you can smell it better—that’s the general idea.

From Singularity Hub 

The vacuum-insulated, double-wall design keeps chili or chowder hot for up to 13 hours, and an included stainless-steel spork, which has its own pocket on the grippy leather wrap, means you’ll never need to slurp—or heat anything up.

From Outside Online

Add olive oil to the pan and toss in the garlic and chili flake.

From The Daily Beast

Players stopped downing chili dogs or cheese fries before games.

From The Daily Beast

Chili peppers were everywhere, drying on mats, on roofs, and in fields.

From The Daily Beast

And now Chili's and other eateries are considering taking similar action.

From The Daily Beast

As far as celebrity doppelgangers go, no one can top comic actor Will Ferrell and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith.

From The Daily Beast

It had started with the hypothesis that the man had been enticed by Zuela, and shipped aboard the Tamaulipas for Chili.

From Project Gutenberg

Amopocan, a settlement of Indians of Cuyo, in Chili, situated along the shores of a river.

From Project Gutenberg

The hero of this story accompanies Cochrane as midshipman, and serves in the war between Chili and Peru.

From Project Gutenberg

One night, in a gambling-house in Chili, she quarrelled with, and stabbed a gentleman of great importance in the city.

From Project Gutenberg

The natives were enslaved and the country divided into great estates, and Almagro and his discontented started for Chili.

From Project Gutenberg