chili

American  

[chil-ee] / ˈtʃɪl i /

especially British, chilli

noun

plural

chilies

1. Sometimes chile 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.

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Etymology

Origin of chili

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

Example Sentences

Canned salmon The foundation of one of my favorite lunches: salmon mixed with Kewpie mayonnaise and chili crisp, spooned over rice with cucumber and finished with scallions.

From Salon

I ordered a stir fry of crab and broken rice with greens and yam that came topped with a fried soft-shell crab drizzled with shito, a Ghanaian chili sauce.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now a staple in kitchens across the Maldives, chili is believed to have been introduced by the Portuguese in the 16th century.

From Salon

A chili spice blend gifted with a vintage handled bowl.

From Salon

Baxter recalled a picture of the two of them eating chili cheese dogs at Disneyland.

From Los Angeles Times