chili

IPA: tʃˈɪɫi

(countable) The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
(uncountable) Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
(Indian Chinese cuisine) A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.
(chiefly US) A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.
(Cincinnati) Cincinnati chili.
A town in New York, United States.
(obsolete or historical) Alternative form of Chile [A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Chile. Capital and largest city: Santiago.]

Examples of "chili" in Sentences

Putting beans in chili is a major faux pas in Texas.
People often ask if my chili is authentic Texas chili.
The dan dan noodles, and wontons in chili oil are excellent
If you put beans in chili in Texas and call it chili, they’ll hang you.
Meaty bites plus black bean/soy protein chili over rice are a winning combo and worthy repeat meal.
This chili is adapted from the Smithsonian Cookbook of Native American foods and recipes, Foods of the Americas, which I have out from the library at the moment.
At Deer Valley Resort, the Royal Street Cafe at the Silver Lake Lodge offers an array of appetizers for $6-$16; a bowl of the resort's signature turkey chili is $8.50.
If I were on death row my last meal would be a whole Chinese barbecue duck with green onion pancakes, Chinese broccoli (gai lan), ginger-steamed rice and hoisin chili sauce.
In fact, most of the time my chili is all beans and no meat (although I do enjoy the meat kind), because I only buy free range beef and that too expensive for my everyday budget.