chilli
chilli — noun
1. a small, narrow vegetable with a hot, strong taste that grows on a pepper bush a
a small, narrow vegetable with a hot, strong taste that grows on a pepper bush and is used fresh or dried to add heat to food
Hoa chopped three fresh chillies and added them to the stir-fry.
countable noun: three fresh chillies
The recipe says to remove the seeds from the chilli before cooking.
Yael bought a bag of dried red chillies at the Asian market.
Ramón bit into a green chilli and his face turned red from the heat.
Madison grows her own chillies in a small pot on the balcony.
- hot pepper
broader term that can include any spicy pepper variety
- jalapeño
a specific type of chilli with medium heat
- bird's eye chilli
a small, very hot variety
文法句型
a chilli
two chillies
用法筆記
British English spells the plural as 'chillies'. The plant itself is called a chilli plant. Do not confuse the spelling with 'chilly', which means cold.
常見錯誤
2. a hot, spicy dish made from cooked meat, beans, tomatoes, and chilli powder, ori
a hot, spicy dish made from cooked meat, beans, tomatoes, and chilli powder, originally from northern Mexico, often served with rice or tortilla chips
Diya made a large pot of chilli for the party on Saturday.
collocation: a pot of chilli
My grandmother's chilli recipe has been in the family for fifty years.
Walid ordered a bowl of chilli with rice and tortilla chips.
The café near the station serves a vegetarian chilli made with black beans.
Christopher won the office chilli competition three years in a row.
- chilli con carne
the full formal name, less common in everyday speech
- spicy bean stew
broader term that may or may not contain meat
文法句型
bowl of chilli
make chilli
chilli with [ingredient]
用法筆記
The full name is 'chilli con carne', but most speakers shorten it to 'chilli'. The dish is typically uncountable ('some chilli'), though 'a chilli' can refer to one serving or a particular variety.
常見錯誤
3. a deep-red spice obtained by crushing dried chillies into fine grains, used to m
a deep-red spice obtained by crushing dried chillies into fine grains, used to make food taste hot in dishes such as curries, stews, and sauces
Élise sprinkled a teaspoon of chilli powder into the sauce.
compound noun: chilli powder
Hiro keeps his chilli powder in a sealed glass jar away from sunlight.
The curry gets its deep colour and heat from the chilli powder.
Quinn added too much chilli powder and the soup was almost too hot to eat.
Rachid bought a small tin of smoked chilli powder from the spice shop.
- cayenne pepper
a very hot type of chilli powder, usually finer and hotter
- red pepper powder
broader term that can include milder varieties
文法句型
[quantity] of chilli powder
add chilli powder
用法筆記
In recipes the spice is often simply called 'chilli'. Do not confuse with paprika, which is made from milder peppers. Different types of dried chillies produce powders with very different levels of heat.