The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Victoria Franzoy, a fourth-generation farmer in the nearby Hatch area, worries she might be the last of her family to farm chilies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Filipino laborers came to Mexico via colonialism, and adapted and adopted champoy with spices and chilies from Mexico to become chamoy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
So I cook with full heart, full flavor — lots of aromatics, herbs, chilies, hot sauces — all these flavor bombs.
From Salon ● May 23, 2025
Day laborers sort red chilies that have been dried in the scorching sunshine of India’s Andhra Pradesh state.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 26, 2024
“I needed a cooking job since the restaurant I worked at closed,” he said, and paused his chopping again, holding the knife still above the sliced chilies.
From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani
