chili con carne
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chili con carne
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; from Spanish chile “chile pepper” + con “with” + carne “meat”
Example Sentences
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She ate spicy chili con carne on Olvera Street, the same tourist trap where I entertained visiting authors half a century later.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2023
For a more complex chili, try this chili con carne from columnist and certified Instant Pot-whiz Ella Quittner.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2021
The Too-Smart Scenario: Wi-Fi-enabled Crock-Pots that allow you to tweak the cooking temperature of your chili con carne from the office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2015
The Chili Queens fed cowhands in peacetime and soldiers in war; both groups spread stories of San Antonio’s chili con carne far and wide.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2015
We awakened from this to find neighboring friends arriving; they brought a large pot of chili con carne, made from a family recipe, the best I have ever tasted.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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