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Noun: chilli (chillies,chillis)  chi-lee
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: chili)
  1. Very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
    - chili [N. Amer], chili pepper [N. Amer], chile [US], chilli pepper [Brit]
     
  2. A dish of ground beef and chilli peppers or chilli powder, often with tomatoes and kidney beans
    - chili [N. Amer], chili con carne [N. Amer], chilli con carne [Brit]

Sounds like: chilly, chili, Chile

Derived forms: chillies, chillis

Type of: dish, hot pepper

Part of: Capsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper [N. Amer], chili powder [N. Amer], chilli pepper [Brit], chilli powder [Brit], jalapeño, long pepper

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