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Webster 1913 Edition

Chili

Chil′i

,
Noun.
[Sp.
chili
,
chile
.]
A kind of red pepper. See
Capsicum
[Written also
chilli
and
chile
.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Chili

CHILI

,
Adj.
1.
Cool; moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; as the chill vapors of night.
2.
Shivering with cold.
My chill veins freeze with despair.
3.
Cool; distant; formal; dull; not warm, animated or affectionate; as a chill reception.
4.
Depressed; dispirited; dejected; discouraged.

Definition 2024

Chili

Chili

See also: chili and chīlì

English

Proper noun

Chili

  1. (dated) Alternative form of Chile
    • 1827, Joseph Andrews, Journey from Buenos Ayres through the provinces of Cordova, Tucuman, and Salta, to Potosi, thence by the Deserts of Caranja to Arica, and subsequently to Santiago de Chili and Coquimbo, undertaken on behalf of the Chilian and Peruvian Mining Association, volume 1, page 274:
      That I might have gone to Chili, and expended nearly the amount of a first instalment, while I passed my hours in comparative enjoyment, you must readily admit was in my power.
    • 1839, John K Townsend, Narrative of a Journey across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River, and a visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chili, &c.
Usage notes
  • This term has been markedly less common than Chile since about 1900.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃaɪlaɪ/

Proper noun

Chili

  1. A town in New York, US.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chili n

  1. Chile

Related terms

French

Proper noun

Chili m

  1. Chile

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German

Alternative forms

  • Chilli

Pronunciation

Noun

Chili n ‎(genitive Chilis, plural Chilis)

  1. (meal) chili

Declension

Noun

Chili f ‎(genitive Chili, plural Chilis)

  1. chili (fruit)

Synonyms

  • Chilischote

Uzbek

Proper noun

Chili

  1. Chile

chili

chili

See also: Chili and chīlì

English

Alternative forms

Noun

chili ‎(plural chilis or chilies)

  1. The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used especially to add heat, or as a flavouring in cooking; associated with Mexican, Tex-Mex, and Indian cuisine.
    The farmers’ market had a wide variety of chilis from anchos to jalapeños to habaneros.
  2. A dish made with this fruit and other ingredients, such as beans and beef; chili con carne.
    I fancy having some chili for dinner tonight. What about you?
  3. (uncountable) Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
    I want to make this pasta spicy so I’m going to add some chili to it.

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Derived terms

Translations

Danish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

chili c (singular definite chilien, plural indefinite chilifrugter)

  1. chili

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

chili c ‎(plural chilis)

  1. chili

Synonyms

  • chilipeper

Finnish

Noun

chili

  1. chili

Declension

Inflection of chili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative chili chilit
genitive chilin chilien
partitive chiliä chilejä
illative chiliin chileihin
singular plural
nominative chili chilit
accusative nom. chili chilit
gen. chilin
genitive chilin chilien
partitive chiliä chilejä
inessive chilissä chileissä
elative chilistä chileistä
illative chiliin chileihin
adessive chilillä chileillä
ablative chililtä chileiltä
allative chilille chileille
essive chilinä chileinä
translative chiliksi chileiksi
instructive — chilein
abessive chilittä chileittä
comitative — chileineen

Italian

Noun

chili m

  1. plural of chilo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish chili, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.li/

Noun

chili m (plural chilis)

  1. chili pepper (piquant fruit of Capsicum plants, especially the varieties used in Mexican cuisine)
  2. (uncountable) chili (spice made from chili peppers)
  3. (uncountable) chili; chili con carne (dish of meat, beans, tomato sauce and chili)

Swedish

Noun

chili c

  1. chili

Declension

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