also chilli, 1660s, from Nahuatl (Aztecan) chilli, native name for the peppers. Not named for the South American country. As short for chile con carne and similar dishes, attested by 1846.

A warm, dry, descending wind in Tunisia, resembling the sirocco. In southern Algeria it is called chichili.

chile sauce with meat; chili con carne.

or chili con carne. There are two kinds of chili in the US (1) Real chili from Texas which is a meat stew seasoned with American chili powder that is made from chiles.

Chili is the stew-like soup made entirely with meat, chiles or chili powder (or both) and according to what region of the country that you live in, it can also include beans.  Will Rogers called chili [..]

chile sauce with meat; chili con carne.

Chili is a versatile, easy-to-make stew, perfect to feed a whole battalion of friends and family or simply to enjoy during a chilly day. The traditional ingredients that define this dish are meat (bee [..]

There are a great many species of chilies, which are the fleshy pods of shrub-like bushes of the capsicum family. Chilies range from large to small and colors include green, white, purple, pink, and red. Chilies are the most important heat agent in Indian cooking. They vary in hotness from mild to incendiary-like potency. Most commonly used are the [..]

(n) ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans(n) very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency

to be a member of a class, belong to a class (of the hearer)   [chi- -(li)] [This is the second person form used in a construction that identifies an individual as a member of the class described by t [..]

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