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chili

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈt͡ʃɪli

Definitions

  1. A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.
  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.
  4. A town in New York, United States.
  5. Cincinnati chili.
  6. Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking
  7. Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
  8. A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.
  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

41 more languages
Bosanskisile
Cymraegtsili
Ελληνικάτσίλι
Esperantokapsiketo
Vosa Vakavitiboro gaga
GalegoChile
ગુજરાતીમરચું
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻinīoi
Hrvatskisile
ՀայերենՉիլի
Bahasa Indonesiacabailombok
ქართულიწიწაკა
ភាសាខ្មែរម្ទេស
한국어고추칠리
Kurdîşile
Lingálapilipili
മലയാളംമുളക്
Bahasa Melayucabaicili
မြန်မာငရုတ်
Nederlandschilichilipeper
Polskichili
PortuguêsChilechili
Српскиsile
தமிழ்மிளகாய்
ไทยพริก
Tagalogsile
Türkçeacı biber
ئۇيغۇرچەلازا
اردومرچ
Tiếng Việtớt

Examples

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