Chile — meaning in English

English meaning

• Chile name A long, narrow country on the western coast of South America.
• chili noun A hot-tasting pepper (fresh or dried) used to add spice to food.
• pepper noun A spice made from the dried berries of the pepper plant, used to add heat and flavor to food.

Senses

Chile is used for these senses in English:

• Chile A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Chile. Capital and largest city: Santiago.
• chili (countable) The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
• chili pepper Any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, which contains capsaicin and typically has a spicy or burning flavor.
• pepper (UK, US, Ireland, and, Canada) A fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in a wide range of mild (sweet, nonspicy) to hot (spicy) varieties.

chili — full definition

1. noun A hot-tasting pepper (fresh or dried) used to add spice to food.
2. noun A thick, spicy stew usually made with meat or beans and chili peppers.

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