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chili.

chili pepper (piquant fruit of Capsicum plants, especially the varieties used in Mexican cuisine)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃi.li/Brazil/ˈt͡ʃi.li/Brazil/ˈʃi.li/Portugal/ˈt͡ʃi.li/Portugal
  1. chili pepper (piquant fruit of Capsicum plants, especially the varieties used in Mexican cuisine)

    masculine
  2. chili (spice made from chili peppers)

    masculine · uncountable
  3. chili; chili con carne (dish of meat, beans, tomato sauce and chili)

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish chili, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.