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five-way

five-way noun: a serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti, cheese, onions, and beans.

five-way: a serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti, cheese, onions, and beans
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Noun

five-way (plural five-ways)

  1. (Cincinnati) A serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti, cheese, onions, and beans.

Forms of five-way

pluralfive-ways

Origin of five-way

Coined in the 1920s by Tom and John Kiradjieff, Slavic-Macedonian immigrants to Cincinnati, for their Empress Chili chain.

Questions about five-way

What does five-way mean?
Five-way means a serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti, cheese, onions, and beans.
What part of speech is five-way?
Five-way is a noun.
What is the plural of five-way?
The plural of five-way is five-ways.

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