Definition of 'chilli'
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chilli in British English
nounWord forms: plural chillies or chilies
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Word origin
C17: from Spanish chile, from Nahuatl chilliWord Frequency
chilli in American English
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Which sauce am I?
a salad dressing made from oil and vinegar with seasonings; French dressing
Which sauce am I?
a rich sauce of egg yolks, butter, vinegar, etc, served esp with fish
Which sauce am I?
a thick sauce made from flour, butter, seasonings, and milk or stock
Which sauce am I?
a ketchup flavoured with tomatoes
Which sauce am I?
a thick creamy sauce made from egg yolks, oil, and vinegar or lemon juice, eaten with salads, eggs, etc
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chilli
British English: chilli
/ˈtʃɪlɪ/ NOUN
Chillies are small red or green seed pods with a hot, spicy taste.
- American English: chili /tˈʃɪli/
- Arabic: فُلْفُل حَارّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: pimenta
- Chinese: 辣椒
- Croatian: čili
- Czech: pálivá paprička
- Danish: chili
- Dutch: Spaanse peper
- European Spanish: chile
- Finnish: chili
- French: piment
- German: Chili
- Greek: τσίλι
- Italian: peperoncino
- Japanese: トウガラシ
- Korean: 칠리
- Norwegian: chilipepper
- Polish: chili
- European Portuguese: chili
- Romanian: chili
- Russian: острый стручковый перец
- Latin American Spanish: ají
- Swedish: spansk peppar
- Thai: พริก
- Turkish: acı biber
- Ukrainian: червоний перець
- Vietnamese: ớt
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