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chili con carne

/ˈtʃɪli kɑn ˈkɑɹni/

chili con carne noun: a dish of meat and beans in a tomato sauce flavoured with chili peppers.

chili con carne: a dish of meat and beans in a tomato sauce flavoured with chili peppers
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Noun

chili con carne (uncountable)

  1. A dish of meat and beans in a tomato sauce flavoured with chili peppers.

Forms of chili con carne

alternative formchile con carne
alternative formchilli con carne

Origin of chili con carne

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish chile con carne (literally “chili with meat”), influenced by chili.

Questions about chili con carne

What does chili con carne mean?
Chili con carne means a dish of meat and beans in a tomato sauce flavoured with chili peppers.
What part of speech is chili con carne?
Chili con carne is a noun.
How do you pronounce chili con carne?
Chili con carne is pronounced /ˈtʃɪli kɑn ˈkɑɹni/.

Words near chili con carne in the dictionary

  1. Chilham
  2. chili
  3. chili bean
  4. chili beans
  5. chili cheese
  6. chili con carne
  7. chili con queso
  8. chili crab
  9. chili crabs
  10. chili crisp
  11. chili crunch

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