Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chili

2 senses of chili

Sense 1
chili, chili con carne -- (ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans)
       => dish -- (a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner")

Sense 2
chili, chili pepper, chilli, chilly, chile -- (very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency)
       => hot pepper -- (any of various pungent capsicum fruits)