chili
English
/ˈt͡ʃɪli/, /ˈt͡ʃɪliː/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
- (uncountable) Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
- (Indian Chinese cuisine) a spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian chile (chili) derived from Classical Nahuatl chīlli (chili, chili pepper, pepper).
Origin
Classical Nahuatl
chīlli
Gloss
chili, chili pepper, pepper
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -fy English
- chile English
- chili parlor English
- chiliburger English
- chilidog English
- chilified English
- chilihead English
- dog English
- parlor English
- чили Russian
- aguachile Spanish, Castilian
- chile Spanish, Castilian
- chili Spanish, Castilian
- sili Cebuano
- Caxtillan chilli Classical Nahuatl
- chilatl Classical Nahuatl
- chilcacahuatl Classical Nahuatl
- chilhuacmolli Classical Nahuatl
- chilli Classical Nahuatl
- chilloh Classical Nahuatl
- chiltototl Classical Nahuatl
- chīlli Classical Nahuatl
- tonalchilli Classical Nahuatl
- cìliʼíne Taos