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chilies

chilies is the plural of chili.

Meaning of chili

Noun (1)

chili (countable and uncountable, plural chilis or chilies)

  1. (US, countable) The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
    • Capsicum—the dried ripe fruit of Capsicum fastigiatum—is also known as Chilly pepper, Chillies, Guinea, or pod pepper, and is chiefly brought from Zanzibar. The several varieties differ in shape and size, are of a red colour, and filled with numerous red-brown, pungent seeds.1874, Finlay Dun, “Peppers”, in Veterinary Medicines: Their Actions and Uses, 4th edition, New York, N.Y.: William Wood & Company, →OCLC, pages 442–443
    Synonyms:
    chili pepper
  2. (US, uncountable) Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
    Synonyms:
    chili powder
  3. (US) A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.

Noun (2)

chili (uncountable)

  1. (US) A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.
    Synonyms:
    chili con carne
  2. (Cincinnati, US) Cincinnati chili.

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Questions about chilies

What is chilies the plural of?
Chilies is the plural of chili.

Words near chilies in the dictionary

  1. chilidial
  2. chilidium
  3. chilidog
  4. chilidogs
  5. chilied up
  6. chilies
  7. chilifactory
  8. chilified
  9. chilihead
  10. chiliheads
  11. chilihueque

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