Plural of chili

Forms of chili

Chilis and chilies in a sentence

• Hot and nutty in flavor, cascabels are good in sauces, beans, and chilis.1997, Didi Emmons, Vegetarian Planet: 350 Big-Flavor Recipes for Out-Of-This-World Food Every Day, page 415. From the entry cascabel
• Chilis and peppers help, in whatever form.2022, Ling Ma, “G”, in Bliss Montage, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN. From the entry pico de gallo
• My palate passionately lies in the savory kitchen with its salty fats and infernal flavors of chilies and spices.2011, Daniel Orr, Paradise Kitchen: Caribbean Cooking with Chef Daniel Orr, →ISBN, page 221. From the entry kitchen
• In India, shredded radishes are seasoned with chilies, ginger and toasted spices to make a filling for paratha.1999 September 22, Jack Bishop, “Reconsidering the Radish: New Ways to Tame Its Bite”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York…. From the entry paratha
• A former Chili Queen could even nab a job working on the line at the Gebhardt packing plant, making canned chilies and tamales.2016, Sarah Lohman, Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine, page 72. From the entry chili queen

Meaning of chili

1. noun The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
2. noun Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
3. noun A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.

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More about chili

• Meaning of chili
• Chili in a sentence
• Chili in Hindi
• Chili in Tamil
• Chili in Marathi
• Chili in Urdu

Questions about the plural of chili

What is the plural of chili?

The plural of chili is chilis or chilies.

Which is correct, chilis or chilies?

Both are used. chilies is the more common of the two in English writing.

Is chili countable?

Chili is a countable and uncountable noun.