Etymology

chili

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Today it means: The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. Full definition →

Spanish chile ← Classical Nahuatl chīlli
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chili · noun1

  1. Classical Nahuatl · derived fromchīlli
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromchile
  3. English todaychili

Borrowed from Spanish chile, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.

chili · noun2

  1. Spanish · derived fromchile con carne
  2. English todaychili

Ellipsis of chili con carne, from Spanish chile con carne (literally “chili with meat”).

Words from the same roots

Spanishchile all →

chile

Spanishchile con carne all →

chili con carne

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