What does chili mean?

Definitions for chili
ˈtʃɪl ichili

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word chili.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. chili, chili con carnenoun

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

  2. chili, chili pepper, chilli, chilly, chilenoun

    very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency

Wiktionary

  1. chilinoun

    The spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used especially to add heat, or as a flavouring in cooking; associated with Mexican, Indian and Tex-Mex cuisine.

  2. chilinoun

    A dish made with this fruit and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.

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  1. chili

    Chili is a spicy dish often made from a combination of meat, beans, and chili peppers, along with other seasonings. It originates from Mexican cuisine, but has various adaptations worldwide. It is also used to refer to chili peppers themselves, or to the hot, spicy sauce made from them.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Chilinoun

    a kind of red pepper. See Capsicum

  2. Etymology: [Sp. chili, chile.]

Wikidata

  1. Chili

    Chili is a town in Monroe County, New York, USA. The population was 28,625 at the 2010 census. It is a suburb of the city of Rochester. The Town of Chili was established in 1822 from part of the Town of Riga. North Chili was a stop on the Underground Railroad.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. chili

    An independent republic of South America, bordering on the Pacific Ocean. It was invaded by Almagro in 1535, he being sent by Pizarro to subdue the country. In the 16th and 17th centuries violent contests raged between the Spaniards and Indians, both parties suffering severely. The country continued a vice-royalty of Spain till 1810, when a revolution commenced which terminated in its independence in 1817.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Chili

    Peruvian for “land of snow.”

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of chili in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of chili in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of chili in a Sentence

  1. Marlo Thomas:

    Whenever you go to any of these fabulous stores, [like] Kmart, Ann Taylor, Domino’s Pizza, Chili’s Bar Grill and Best Buy … Pottery Barn, Williams Sonoma … they’re going to ask if you’d like to give a dollar or two to the children of St. Jude.

  2. Bonnie Taub-Dixs:

    I love using canned beans for my spicy dark chocolate chili bowls and my kids love my pumpkin bread with dark chocolate chips and almonds that uses canned pumpkin.

  3. Mike Hawkins:

    To start with, it just tastes like chocolate, then Sarah Wayne can feel the actual heat coming through, then the chocolate comes back in so it gets a richness, then all the chili comes back, it's the strongest chili chocolate I've ever tried, I must admit.

  4. Ted Cruz:

    I miss that moose chili you cooked up for me in Alaska, i hope to get some of that soon.

  5. Robb Walsh:

    Texans don't put beans in the chili for the same reason that Italian-Americans don't dump spaghetti into the red sauce, cincinnati chili and Texas chili are essentially sauces served with other foods, often with beans on the side.

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