chili queen
chili queen noun: a member of a group of women who sold chili con carne as street food in San Antonio, Texas.
Noun
chili queen (plural chili queens)
- A member of a group of women who sold chili con carne as street food in San Antonio, Texas.
- We asked him what came to mind when we said "hidden kitchen." The chili queens of San Antonio was his response. The saga of the chili queens goes back nearly 200 years. Some kitchens are hidden by place, some by time.2004, “The Chili Queens of San Antonio”, in NPR
- Chili con carne was introduced to America by the "Chili Queens," women who served food in San Antonio's Military Plaza as early as the 1860s.2008, Robb Walsh, “History of Texas Chili—Without Beans”, in HoustonPress
Forms of chili queen
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Origin of chili queen
Compound of chili + queen.
Questions about chili queen
- What does chili queen mean?
- Chili queen means a member of a group of women who sold chili con carne as street food in San Antonio, Texas.
- What part of speech is chili queen?
- Chili queen is a noun.
- What is the plural of chili queen?
- The plural of chili queen is chili queens.
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