English > chili: 2 senses > noun 2, food| Meaning | Very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency. |
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| Synonyms | chili pepper, chilli, chilly, chile |
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| Part of | cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, long pepper, jalapeno, Capsicum annuum longum | plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers |
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| Narrower | cayenne, cayenne pepper | A long and often twisted hot red pepper |
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| jalapeno, jalapeno pepper | hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico |
| Broader | hot pepper | Any of various pungent capsicum fruits |
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| Substance of | chili powder | powder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oregano |
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| Spanish | ají, chile, guindilla |
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| Catalan | bitxo, pebrina, xili |
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