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chilly

/ˈtʃɪli/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. Cold enough to cause discomfort.
  2. Feeling uncomfortably cold.
  3. Distant and cool; unfriendly.
  4. The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
  5. Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
  6. (Indian Chinese cuisine) a spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.
  7. A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.
  8. (Cincinnati) Cincinnati chili.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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