Where does “Chili” come from?

Chili (French) comes from Spanish chili, from Classical Nahuatl chīlli — chili; chili pepper; pepper.

Chili (French): chili, chili con carne

Definitions

  1. chili, chili con carne

Ancestry of “Chili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchilichili, chili con carne
2Classical Nahuatlchīllichili; chili pepper; pepper

Words derived from “Chili”

Every word from Classical Nahuatl chīlli →Every word from Spanish chili →
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