chili
The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of…The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
» I love chili.
Я люблю перец чили.
Я люблю горький перец.
Я люблю красный перец.
Я люблю чилі.
Я люблю перець чилі.
Meaning
5 senses(US, countable)The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
Chili
кра́сный пе́рецkrásnyj pérec, го́рький пе́рецgórʹkij pérec, пе́рец чи́лиpérec číli
(US, uncountable)Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
(US, countable, uncountable)A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.
(US, uncountable)A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.
ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
(Cincinnati, US, uncountable)Cincinnati chili.
Examples
51 sentencesI love chili.
Я люблю чилі.
ruЯ люблю перец чили.
I'm making chili.
Я роблю чілі.
Where can we buy chili peppers?
Let's make a big pot of chili for dinner.
The chili burnt my tongue.
ruПерец чили обжёг мне язык.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Borrowed from Spanish chile, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli. Ellipsis of chili con carne,Borrowed from Spanish chile, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.
Ellipsis of chili con carne, from Spanish chile con carne (literally “chili with meat”).
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Forms
plural: chilis / chiliesSynonyms
6 synonyms- very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency:chili pepperchillichillychile
- ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans:chili con carne
Word family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable