chili

noun

1. (US, countable)The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.

   “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.”

   “Kama Indian Bistro, […] Everything is made from scratch, including the spice blends and sauces; the ingredients are quality; and the heat is no-holds-barred. Planks of crispy, "chilly" potatoes and elegant, delicately flavored shrimp Sunnaina in white-wine garlic-tomato concassé are hits.”

2. (US, uncountable)Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
3. (US, countable, uncountable)A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.
4. (US, uncountable)A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.
5. (Cincinnati, US, uncountable)Cincinnati chili.

name

1. (alt-of, alternative, historical, obsolete)Alternative form of Chile.

   “CHILI, a province of ſouth America, bounded by Peru on the north, by the province of La Plata on the eaſt, by Patagonia on the ſouth, and by the Pacific ocean on the weſt... But ſome comprehend Patagonia in Chili, extending it to cape Horn...”

   “That I might have gone to Chili, and expended nearly the amount of a first instalment, while I passed my hours in comparative enjoyment, you must readily admit was in my power.”

2. A town in New York, United States.