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The correct spelling is chile.
How to pronounce chile
noun
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪli/
Say it like: Chi-le
The correct spelling is chile. The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. For example: "Go easy on him: he is but a child."
Usage Examples
“Go easy on him: he is but a child.”
“My youngest child is forty-three this year.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
- 2.Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
- 3.(Indian Chinese cuisine) a spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.
- 4.A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.
- 5.(Cincinnati) Cincinnati chili.
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