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Chili

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Noun

1. chili, chili con carne

ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans

2. chile, chili, chili pepper, chilli, chilly

very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chili

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nounWord forms: plural ˈchilies or ˈchilis
1. 
the dried pod of red pepper, a very hot seasoning
2. 
the tropical American hot red pepper (Capsicum frutescens var. longum) bearing this pod
see also capsicum (sense 1)
3. 
any of various other types of peppers, used esp. in Mexican cooking
4. 
a. 
chili con carne
b. 
any of various typically milder-flavored dishes like this, often containing other vegetables, pasta, etc. and sometimes meatless

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Chili

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n. pl. chil·ies also chil·es or chil·lies
1. The pungent fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum, used especially as a flavoring in cooking. Also called chili pepper.
2. A stew made of meat or beans (or both) and usually tomatoes, spiced with chili peppers or chili powder.

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