chili con carne

/ˈtʃɪli kɑn ˈkɑɹni//-ˈkɑɹneɪ/

noun

A dish of meat and beans in a tomato sauce flavoured with chili peppers.

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chili
OriginSpanish chile con carne →
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Meanings

nounchili con carne (uncountable)

alternative chile con carne · alternative chilli con carne

  1. uncountableA dish of meat and beans in a tomato sauce flavoured with chili peppers.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans

Similar
chili
Broader
dish
Also see
chili

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Spanishchile con carne
  2. Englishchili con carne

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 香辣肉醬 /香辣肉酱, 香辣肉醬 /香辣肉酱
  • 香辣肉醬 /香辣肉酱dish
  • 香辣肉醬 /香辣肉酱 (xiānglà ròujiàng)dish
Danish chili con carne
  • chili con carnedish
Finnish chilipata, chili con carne
  • chilipatadish
  • chili con carnedish
German Chili con Carne, Chili
  • Chili con Carnedish
  • Chilidish
Polish chili con carne
  • chili con carnedish
Russian чи́ли кон ка́рне, чи́ли
  • чи́ли кон ка́рне (číli kon kárnɛ)dish
  • чи́ли (číli)dish
Spanish chili con carne
  • chili con carnedish
Swedish chili con carne, chilipeppar med kött
  • chili con carnedish
  • chilipeppar med köttdish
Yiddish טשילי מיט פֿלייש
  • טשילי מיט פֿלייש (tshili mit fleysh)dish
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