CHILI
What does "CHILI" mean?
The pungent fruit of certain pepper plants, used to add heat to food.
Meanings
- A small hot pepper used fresh, dried, or powdered as a spice. She added two red chilis to the curry.
- A spicy stew of meat, beans, and chili peppers (short for chili con carne). We made a big pot of chili for the game.
Did you know?
- Chili heat is measured on the Scoville scale, invented by pharmacist Wilbur Scoville in 1912, who originally rated peppers by how much sugar water was needed to dilute the burn until tasters could no longer feel it.
Word origin
From Spanish 'chile', borrowed from Nahuatl 'chilli', the Aztec word for the pepper; the spellings 'chili', 'chilli', and 'chile' all coexist in English today.
Remember it
CHILI sounds like 'chilly', the opposite of the heat it brings - a cold-named fire.
A little poem
Small red lantern fruit-
it lights no room, only the
tongue, the brow, the eyes.
haiku
Wordplay
- I named my pepper 'chili' hoping it would cool down. It did not take the hint.
What it teaches
The hottest things often carry the coolest names; never judge the burn by the label.
Quick facts
What does CHILI mean?
The pungent fruit of certain pepper plants, used to add heat to food.
Is CHILI a valid word?
Yes — CHILI is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CHILI?
CHILI has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does CHILI come from?
From Spanish 'chile', borrowed from Nahuatl 'chilli', the Aztec word for the pepper; the spellings 'chili', 'chilli', and 'chile' all coexist in English today.
What can CHILI teach us?
The hottest things often carry the coolest names; never judge the burn by the label.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.