"chilli" meaning in English

See chilli in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chilli.wav Forms: chillis [plural], chillies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|es}} chilli (plural chillis or chillies)
  1. Alternative spelling of chili Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: chili Derived forms: chilli padi
    Sense id: en-chilli-en-noun-LK-2YdYg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chillis",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chillies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s",
        "2": "es"
      },
      "expansion": "chilli (plural chillis or chillies)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "chili"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "chilli padi"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1996 June 23, Magdalene Lum, The Straits Times:",
          "text": "Many Singaporeans have fond memories of eating chilli crabs and cockles at its Upper East Coast Road premises, not far from the old Bedok Road, as recently as the early ‘ 80s.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of chili"
      ],
      "id": "en-chilli-en-noun-LK-2YdYg",
      "links": [
        [
          "chili",
          "chili#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃɪli/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chilli.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/37/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-chilli.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-chilli.wav.mp3",
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "chili"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chilli"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "chilli padi"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chillis",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chillies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s",
        "2": "es"
      },
      "expansion": "chilli (plural chillis or chillies)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "chili"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English nouns with irregular plurals",
        "English terms with homophones",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1996 June 23, Magdalene Lum, The Straits Times:",
          "text": "Many Singaporeans have fond memories of eating chilli crabs and cockles at its Upper East Coast Road premises, not far from the old Bedok Road, as recently as the early ‘ 80s.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative spelling of chili"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chili",
          "chili#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃɪli/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chilli.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/37/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-chilli.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-chilli.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/37/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-chilli.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-chilli.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "chili"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chilli"
}

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