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chile

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. 1.The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
  2. 2.Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
  3. 3.(Indian Chinese cuisine) a spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.
  4. 4.A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.
  5. 5.(Cincinnati) Cincinnati chili.

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