( BrE ) ( NAmE chili ) / ˈtʃɪli; NAmE / noun ( pl. chil·lies , NAmE chilies )
1.
( NAmE also ˈchili pepper ) [ C , U ] the small green or red fruit of a type of pepper plant that is used in cooking to give a hot taste to food, often dried or made into powder, also called chilli or chilli powder
2.
[ U ] = chilli con carne
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Spanish chile , from Nahuatl chilli .