Where does “chilli” come from?
Chilli comes from Spanish chile, which derives from Classical Nahuatl chīlli, a word for the hot pepper plant and its fruit.
chilli (English): Alternative form of chili
Definitions
- Alternative form of chili
Ancestry of “chilli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chili | The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of... |
| 2 | Spanish | chile | chili, chilli, chile; penis |
| 3 | Quechua | chiri | cold; frost, cold; a "cold" temperature or... |
| 4 | Mapudungun | chilli | where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus |