Chili \Chil"i\, n. [Sp. chili, chile.] A kind of red pepper. See {Capsicum} [Written also {chilli} and {chile}.]
Chile n 1: a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast [syn: {Republic of Chile}] 2: very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency [syn: {chili}, {chili pepper}, {chilli}, {chilly}]