English

A pot of chili with beans

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Alternative forms

• chile con carne
• chilli con carne

Noun

chili con carne ‎(uncountable)

1. A dish of meat and beans in a tomato sauce flavoured with chili peppers.

Usage notes

• The spellings chile con carne and chili con carne were equally common until the 1940s, when chili con carne began to predominate. Use of chilli con carne began to pick up in the 1970s; by 2010, it was more common than chile con carne, though only about half as common as chili con carne.

Related terms

• chili con queso
• chili sin carne

Translations

Spanish

Etymology

From English chili con carne, from Spanish chile con carne ‎(literally “chili with meat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͜ʃi.li koŋ ˈkaɾ.ne/

Noun

chili con carne m ‎(uncountable)

1. Alternative form of chile con carne (chili con carne)