ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
"We enjoyed a hearty bowl of chili made with ground beef, kidney beans, and plenty of spicy peppers."
very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
"The chef sliced a fresh chili to add an intense, spicy heat to the soup."
The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
"The family gathered around the table to enjoy a hearty bowl of chili topped with shredded cheese."
A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.
In plain English: Chili is a spicy stew made with ground meat, beans, and tomatoes that people often eat as dinner.
"She added some fresh chili to her soup for extra spice."
Usage: Use "chili" to refer either to the specific pepper itself when discussing its heat level or flavor profile, or to a savory stew containing those peppers along with meat and beans. When referring to the spicy fruit in isolation from any dish, it is often clearer to specify the type of pepper if context allows.
Alternative form of Chile
"Residents of Chili often drive to Buffalo for dinner on a Friday night."
A town in New York, United States.
The word chili entered English from the Spanish term chile, which originally came from the Classical Nahuatl language as chīlli. It traveled to English through trade and cultural exchange without changing its core meaning of a spicy pepper.