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English
Pronunciation
Noun
chilli (plural chillis or chillies)
- Alternative spelling of chili
Derived terms
Translations
Central Nahuatl
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl chilli.
Noun
chilli
- chili pepper.
Classical Nahuatl
Pronunciation
Noun
chīlli inan (plural chīlli)
- (it is) a chili pepper
- Idem, f. 21r. col. 1.
- Chilli. axi. o pimienta de las indias.
- Chilli. a chili, or pepper from the Indies.
Derived terms
Terms derived from chīlli
Descendants
References
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Etymology
Cognate with Classical Nahuatl chīlli.
Noun
chilli
- chili pepper.
Derived terms
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English chilli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʂi.li/
- Rhymes: -ili
- Syllabification: chi‧lli
Noun
chilli n (indeclinable)
- Alternative spelling of chili
Further reading
- chilli in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- chilli in Polish dictionaries at PWN