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Definition of Chili pepper
1. Noun. Plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red.
Terms within: Chile, Chili, Chilli, Chilly
Terms within: Cayenne, Cayenne Pepper, Red Pepper
Group relationships: Capsicum, Genus Capsicum
Generic synonyms: Capsicum, Capsicum Pepper Plant, Pepper
2. Noun. Very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency.
Generic synonyms: Hot Pepper
Specialized synonyms: Jalapeno, Jalapeno Pepper, Cayenne, Cayenne Pepper
Substance meronyms: Chili Powder
Group relationships: Capsicum Annuum Longum, Cayenne, Cayenne Pepper, Chilli Pepper, Jalapeno, Long Pepper
Definition of Chili pepper
1. Noun. Any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, noted for their spicy and burning flavor due to presence of capsaicin. Not all chili peppers are particularly spicy but all true chili peppers contain some (in contrast to the bell pepper which is not a true chili pepper and does not). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chili Pepper
Literary usage of Chili pepper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Out West: A Magazine of the Old Pacific and the New by Charles Fletcher Lummis, Archaeological Institute of America Southwest Society, Sequoya League (1908)
"It merely says that the pepper-tree is "also called chili pepper." It defines
pepper-tree (Schinus Molle) accurately, I believe, from the botanical point of ..."
2. Angola and the River Congo by Joachim John Monteiro (1876)
"chili pepper is the universal condiment of the natives of Angola, and it is only one
... Their cookery is mostly a vehicle for conveying this chili pepper, ..."
3. The Picayune Creole Cook Book (1922)
"Then add to this a half teaspoonful of chili pepper, and salt and Cayenne to taste.
... Vfc Teaspoonful of chili pepper. Salt and Black Pepper to Taste. ..."
4. The Boston Cooking School Magazine of Culinary Science and Domestic Economics by Mass Boston Cooking School (Boston, Boston Cooking School (Boston, Mass.) (1914)
"A piece of green pepper or a chili pepper may replace the tabasco; also mushroom
catsup may replace the mushroom trimmings, or both may be omitted. ..."
5. The Technologist (1861)
"These ingredients are, among others, the cayenne, or chili pepper, turmeric, ...
very frequently without any other accompaniment than salt and chili pepper. ..."
6. Entertainment Cook Book: Recipes by Students of Central College for Women by Lexington Central College Club, Mo Central College for Women (Lexington (1919)
"PAN HOT TAMALES 2 cups meal, chili pepper, 3 pints boiling water, Salt, Meat,
Garlic. To make the mush mix the meal with sufficient cold water to make a ..."
7. The Morrills and Reminiscences by Charles Henry Morrill (1918)
"At home the beans were put into a kettle, also the pork and beef, after being
cut into small bits; the full cup of chili pepper was then added, ..."
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