chilli

[ chil-ee ]

noun

, plural chil·lies.

1. Chiefly British. variant of chili.

chilli

/ ˈtʃɪlɪ /

noun

1. the small red hot-tasting pod of a type of capsicum used for flavouring sauces, pickles, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of chilli¹

C17: from Spanish chile, from Nahuatl chilli

Example Sentences

I like Yellow Chilli in Victoria Island for good Nigerian food and Spice Bowl in Lekki for the spring rolls.

From The Daily Beast

First, T-Boz and Chilli look exactly the same as they did 20 years ago.

From The Daily Beast

Chilli is 42, which, when you see her abs, is enough to make you cry.

From The Daily Beast

After Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes's death in 2002, TLC is now the duo of Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas and Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins.

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Duh--she was dancing for T-Boz and Chilli during a live performance of "Waterfalls!"

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This is the chilli; the pepper-pods of that name, a species of capsicum; the guinea-pepper.

From Project Gutenberg

Here tomatoes are also used, and to give the stew flavor chilli sauce is added.

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I'd fight a wild bull this minute for a single red-chilli pepper.

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Here in his garden he provided us with a meal of excellent macaroni and a very hot chilli salad.

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Polpi alla Luciana are small octopi stewed in an earthern pot with oil, tomatoes, chilli, and red wine.

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