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chili

noun \ˈchi-lē\

: a small pepper with a very hot flavor

: a spicy dish made of ground beef, hot peppers or chili powder, and usually beans

plural chil·ies also chil·es or chilis or chil·lies

Full Definition of CHILI

1
a usually chile plural chil·es :  a hot pepper of any of a group of cultivars (Capsicum annuum annuum group longum) noted for their pungency —called also chili pepper
b usually chilli plural chillies also chil·lis chiefly British :  a pepper whether hot or sweet
2
a :  a thick sauce of meat and chiles
b :  chili con carne; also :  a similar dish made without meat <vegetarian chili>

Variants of CHILI

chili also chile or chil·li \ˈchi-lē\
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Origin of CHILI

Spanish chile, from Nahuatl chīlli
First Known Use: 1604

Rhymes with CHILI

ackee, Agee, agley, aiguille, agree, Albee, alee, ani, at sea, Attlee, Bacchae, bailee, Bangui, banshee, bargee, bawbee, bee tree, Belgae, big tree, bohea, bootee, bougie, break free, buckshee, burgee, Bt, callee, Capri, carefree, CB, CD, Chablis, Chaldee, chickpea, church key, confit, cowpea, croquis, curie, dead-tree, debris, decree, deep-sea, degree, Denis, donee, DP, draftee, drawee, Dundee, emcee, ennui, esprit, etui, farci, feoffee, flame tree, foresee, for free, fringe tree, fusee, GB, germfree, glacis, goatee, grandee, grand prix, grantee, green tea, GT, heart-free, he/she, high sea, high tea, Horae, hot key, Humvee, IC, in fee, IV, Jaycee, jaygee, jayvee, Jiangxi, knock-knee, KP, latchkey, lessee, listee, look-see, low-key, LP, lychee, mamey, maquis, Marie, marquee, MC, mentee, Midi, mille-feuille, muggee, must-see, Nancy, ngwee, North Sea, OD, off-key, ogee, Osee, Parcae, pardie, Parsi, passkey, Pawnee, payee, PC, Pee Dee, peewee, pewee, PG, pledgee, pollee, pongee, post-free, précis, puree, puttee, qt, raki, rani, razee, Red Sea, rooftree, Ross Sea, rupee, rushee, RV, scot-free, settee, Shaanxi, shade tree, Shanxi, s/he, shift key, shoe tree, sightsee, signee, silk tree, sirree, smoke tree, snap pea, snow pea, spadille, spahi, spondee, squeegee, standee, state tree, strophe, suttee, sweat bee, sycee, TB, tepee, testee, 3-D, titi, to-be, toll-free, topee, to sea, towhee, townee, trainee, Tralee, trochee, trustee, Tupi, turfski, turnkey, tutee, Tutsi, tutti, TV, unbe, vendee, vestee, Volsci, vouchee, whangee, whoopee, wind tee, would-be, Yangtze, yen-shee
CHILI Defined for Kids

chili

noun \ˈchi-lē\
plural chil·ies also chil·es or chil·is or chil·lies

Definition of CHILI for Kids

1
:  a small pepper with a very hot flavor
2
:  a spicy stew of ground beef and chilies usually with beans

Variants of CHILI

chili also chile or chil·li \ˈchi-lē\

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