Etymology

chili con carne

Today it means: A dish of meat and beans in a tomato sauce flavoured with chili peppers. Full definition →

Spanish chile con carne
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The story

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

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish chile con carne (literally “chili with meat”), influenced by chili.

Words from the same roots

Spanishchile con carne all →

chili

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