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Meaning of chili | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈt͡ʃɪli

Definitions

  1. A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.
    US, uncountable
  2. The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking
  3. The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
    US, countable
  4. A town in New York, United States.
  5. Cincinnati chili.
    Cincinnati, US, uncountable
  6. Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking
  7. Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
    US, uncountable
  8. A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.
    US, countable, uncountable
  9. A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer
  10. A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef
  11. Cincinnati chili

Equivalents

Bosanski sile
Cymraeg tsili
Deutsch Chili
Ελληνικά τσίλι
Esperanto kapsiketo
Vosa Vakaviti boro gaga
Français Chili piment
Galego Chile
ગુજરાતી મરચું
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi nīoi
Hrvatski sile
Հայերեն Չիլի
Bahasa Indonesia cabai lombok
Italiano chili peperoncino
日本語 ちり 唐辛子
ქართული წიწაკა
ខ្មែរ ម្ទេស
한국어 고추 칠리
Kurdî şile
Lingála pilipili
മലയാളം മുളക്
Bahasa Melayu cabai cili
မြန်မာဘာသာ ငရုတ်
Nederlands chili chilipeper
Polski chili
Português Chile chili
Српски sile
Svenska chili chilipeppar
தமிழ் மிளகாய்
ไทย พริก
Tagalog sile
Türkçe acı biber
ئۇيغۇرچە لازا
اردو مرچ
Tiếng Việt ớt

Examples

“Capsicum—the dried ripe fruit of Capsicum fastigiatum—is also known as Chilly pepper, Chillies, Guinea, or pod pepper, and is chiefly brought from Zanzibar. The several varieties differ in shape and size, are of a red colour, and filled with numerous red-brown, pungent seeds.”
“Kama Indian Bistro, […] Everything is made from scratch, including the spice blends and sauces; the ingredients are quality; and the heat is no-holds-barred. Planks of crispy, "chilly" potatoes and elegant, delicately flavored shrimp Sunnaina in white-wine garlic-tomato concassé are hits.”
“CHILI, a province of ſouth America, bounded by Peru on the north, by the province of La Plata on the eaſt, by Patagonia on the ſouth, and by the Pacific ocean on the weſt... But ſome comprehend Patagonia in Chili, extending it to cape Horn...”
“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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