(BrE) (AmE chili) noun (plural chillies, AmE chilies)
1 (AmE also chili pepper) [C,U] the small green or red fruit of a type of pepper plant that is used in cooking to give a hot taste to food, often dried or made into powder, also called chilli or chilli powder
2 [U] = CHILLICONCARNE
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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