Meanings
nounchilli (plural chillis or chillies)
plural chillis · plural chillies
- alternativeCommonwealth spellingAlternative spelling of chili.
Many Singaporeans have fond memories of eating chilli crabs and cockles at its Upper East Coast Road premises, not far from the old Bedok Road, as recently as the early ‘ 80s.
1996 June 23, Magdalene Lum, The Straits Times
Synonyms & antonyms
nounvery hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
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APA
chilli. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chilli
MLA
“chilli.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chilli. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chilli,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chilli.
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