chili

名词 n.
/ˈt͡ʃɪli/|/ˈt͡ʃɪliː/    /ˈt͡ʃɪli/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. US,countable
    — Capsicum—the dried ripe fruit of Capsicum fastigiatum—is also known as Chilly pepper, Chillies, Guinea, or pod pepper, and is chiefly brought from Zanzibar. The several varieties differ in shape and size, are of a red colour, and filled with numerous red-brown, pungent seeds.
  2. A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef. US,uncountable
  3. Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking. US,uncountable
  4. Cincinnati chili. Cincinnati,US,uncountable
  5. A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer. US,countable,uncountable

词形变化

chilis plural chilies plural chile alternative,US,regional chilli alternative,Commonwealth chilly alternative chile alternative,US,regional chilli alternative,Commonwealth chilly alternative

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Spanish chile, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli.
词源 2
Ellipsis of chili con carne, from Spanish chile con carne (literally “chili with meat”).
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