chilli
noun /ˈtʃɪli/
/ˈtʃɪli/
(British English) (North American English chili)
(plural chillies, North American English chilies)
- enlarge image(also chilli pepper)[countable, uncountable] the small green or red fruit of a type of pepper plant that is used in cooking to give a hot taste to food, often dried or made into powder, also called chilli or chilli powder
辣椒(辣椒粉亦称 chilli 或 chilli powder) Topics Foodb2Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- dried
- hot
- …
- pepper
- oil
- powder
- …
- [uncountable] a hot spicy Mexican dish made with beans, chillies and often meat
Topics Foodb2辣味肉豆(墨西哥菜肴)
词源early 17th cent.: from Spanish chile, from Nahuatl chilli.