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Definition of Chilli

1. Noun. Very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency.

Definition of Chilli

1. n. See Chili.

Definition of Chilli

1. Noun. The pungent fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum. ¹

2. Noun. Chili con carne. ¹

3. Noun. Powdered chilli peppers, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chilli

1. chili [n -ES or -S] - See also: chili

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chilli

Literary usage of Chilli

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Oral and Written English by Milton Chase Potter, Harry Orrin Gillet (1917)
"Story-Telling SHEIK chilli* Sheik chilli — Master chilli, we should say, for he was only a boy — lived in a village in India. One day he was walking along ..."

2. Indiana and Indianans: A History of Aboriginal and Territorial Indiana and by Jacob Piatt Dunn (1919)
"... the common and high schools of chilli- ... and his business career began as an' employe of the Reed planing mill at chilli- ..."

3. History of the New World Called America by Edward John Payne (1892)
"... inferred in the case of the principal condiment indigenous to the New World, the capsicum or red pepper, best known by its Mexican name chilli, ..."

4. A Digest of the Law of Scotland: With Special Reference to the Office and by Hugh Barclay, Scotland (1855)
"... and to measure and count, and give memorandum, chilli forfeit a penalty of L.5 ; but passenger can only require carriage to stop once in each journey, ..."

5. The Cruise of the "Janet Nichol" Among the South Sea Islands: A Diary by Fanny Van de Grift Stevenson (1914)
"... A little boy brought a basket of chilli peppers I wanted to carry on board with me. There were no vegetables to be had, as the Chinaman's garden, ..."

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