"chili queen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chili queens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chili queen (plural chili queens)
  1. (US, historical) A member of a group of women who sold chili con carne as street food in San Antonio, Texas. Tags: US, historical
    Sense id: en-chili_queen-en-noun-9a56Ff~s Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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