chili
Portuguese, noun/ˈʃi.li/
chili is spelled C-H-I-L-I (5 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 21,965th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Chili is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “chili pepper (piquant fruit of Capsicum plants, especially the varieties used in Mexican cuisine)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does chili mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinechili pepper (piquant fruit of Capsicum plants, especially the varieties used in Mexican cuisine)
- 2
masculinechili (spice made from chili peppers)
- 3
masculinechili; chili con carne (dish of meat, beans, tomato sauce and chili)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of chili
- chilis plural
- chile alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chili?
- Brazil /ˈʃi.li/
- Brazil /ˈt͡ʃi.li/
- Portugal /ˈʃi.li/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chili
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is chili in Portuguese?
chili appears 2.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).