Chili
['tʃɪlɪ] or ['tʃɪli]
Definition
(noun.) very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency.
(noun.) ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans.
Checked by Darren--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A kind of red pepper. See Capsicum
Editor: Marilyn
Examples
- Sixteen shillings sterling, we are told by Mr Byron, was the price of a good horse in the capital of Chili. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Try a chili with it, Miss Sharp, said Joseph, really interested. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- This twentieth part seems to be the whole rent which is paid by the greater part of the gold mines of Chili and Peru. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- A chili, said Rebecca, gasping. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She thought a chili was something cool, as its name imported, and was served with some. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The copper of Japan makes an article of commerce in Europe; the iron of Spain in that of Chili and Peru. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- And the chilis? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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