chili
/ˈtʃɪli/
noun
- A small hot-tasting pod of a type of pepper, used in cooking to add spice.
- The recipe calls for two dried chilies, chopped finely.
- She grows her own chilies in a pot on the balcony.
- I added a fresh chili to the stir-fry for extra heat.
- A spicy dish made with chili peppers, beans, meat, and tomatoes, often served as a stew.
- I like my chili with extra beans and no meat.
- We had a bowl of chili with cornbread for dinner.
- His chili won first prize at the local cook-off.
- Short for chili pepper; the plant that produces these pods.
- The chili plant needs plenty of sun and water.
- Chilies are native to the Americas.
- He grows several varieties of chili in his garden.
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