chili.
The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
Meaning & usage
The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Spanish chile, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.
A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.
Cincinnati chili.
Where this word comes from
Ellipsis of chili con carne, from Spanish chile con carne (literally “chili with meat”).
Try it on your idea.
chili has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.