chili oil

noun

A spicy condiment in which crushed dried red chili peppers (and sometimes other ingredients) have been macerated in oil

Meanings

nounchili oil (countable and uncountable, plural chili oils)

plural chili oils

  1. countableuncountableA spicy condiment in which crushed dried red chili peppers (and sometimes other ingredients) have been macerated in oil

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 辣油, 紅油 /红油
  • 辣油 (laat⁶ jau⁴)condiment
  • 紅油 /红油condiment
Chinese Mandarin 辣油, 紅油 /红油
  • 辣油 (làyóu)condiment
  • 紅油 /红油 (hóngyóu)condiment
Dutch chiliolie
  • chilioliecondiment
Finnish chiliöljy
  • chiliöljycondiment
French huile piquante
  • huile piquantecondiment
German Chiliöl
  • Chiliölcondiment
Hungarian csiliolaj
  • csiliolajcondiment
Japanese 辣油
  • 辣油 (rāyu)condiment
Korean 고추기름
  • 고추기름 (go-chu-gi-reum)condiment
Portuguese óleo de chili
  • óleo de chilicondiment
Russian ра́ю, ма́сло из о́строго пе́рца
  • ра́ю (ráju)condiment
  • ма́сло из о́строго пе́рца (máslo iz óstrovo pérca)condiment
Spanish aceite de guindilla
  • aceite de guindillacondiment
Thai น้ำมันพริก
  • น้ำมันพริก (nám-man-prík)condiment
Cite this entry
APA

chili oil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chili%20oil

MLA

“chili oil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chili%20oil. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chili oil,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chili%20oil.

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