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chil·li

 (chĭl′ē)
n.
Variant of chili.
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chilli

(ˈtʃɪlɪ) or

chili

n, pl chillies or chilies
(Cookery) the small red hot-tasting pod of a type of capsicum used for flavouring sauces, pickles, etc
[C17: from Spanish chile, from Nahuatl chilli]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.chilli - very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungencychilli - very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
chilly, chile, chili, chili pepper
hot pepper - any of various pungent capsicum fruits
jalapeno pepper, jalapeno - hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico
cayenne, cayenne pepper - a long and often twisted hot red pepper
chili powder - powder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oregano
Capsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, jalapeno, long pepper - plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
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Translations
čilipálivá papričkapaprika
chilichilipeber
chilichilipatachilipippurichilipulveri
čili
csili
sterkt piparaldin, chilepipar
トウガラシ
칠리
aitrioji paprika
sarkanie pipari
čilipaprika
spansk peppar
พริก
acıacı biber
ớt

chilli

chili [ˈtʃɪli] [chillies] (pl) n
(= vegetable, spice) → piment m (rouge)
(also chilli con carne) → chili m con carnechilli con carne [ˈtʃɪlikɒnˈkɑːrni] n → chili m con carne
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

chilli

, (US) chili
n → Peperoni pl; (= spice, meal) → Chili m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

chilli

chili (Am) [ˈtʃɪlɪ] n → peperoncino
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

chilli,

chili

(ˈtʃili) – plurals ˈchilli(e)s ~ˈchili(e)s – noun
the hot-tasting pod of a type of pepper, often dried, powdered and used in sauces etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

chilli

→ فُلْفُل حَارّ pálivá paprička chili Chili τσίλι ají, chile chili piment čili peperoncino トウガラシ 칠리 Spaanse peper chilipepper chili chili, pimenta острый стручковый перец spansk peppar พริก acı ớt 辣椒
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