Etymology

chili queen

Today it means: A member of a group of women who sold chili con carne as street food in San Antonio, Texas. Full definition →

First used 19th c.
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The story

Compound of chili + queen.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A member of a group of women who sold chili con carne as street food in San Antonio, Texas.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.