ETYM Spanish chili, chile.
(Homonym: Chile, chilly).
1. Very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency; SYN. chili pepper, chilli, chilly, chile.
2. (Mexican) Ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans; SYN. chili con carne.
The pod, or powder made from the pod, of a variety of capsicum, Capsicum frutescens, a hot, red pepper. It is widely used in cooking.