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Definition of Chilli pepper
1. Noun. Plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red.
Terms within: Chile, Chili, Chili Pepper, Chilli, Chilly
Terms within: Cayenne, Cayenne Pepper, Red Pepper
Group relationships: Capsicum, Genus Capsicum
Generic synonyms: Capsicum, Capsicum Pepper Plant, Pepper
Definition of Chilli pepper
1. Noun. The fruit of the plants from the Genus Capsicum and the nightshade family, Solanaceae, commonly used as for its spicy or hot flavor in cooking. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chilli Pepper
Literary usage of Chilli pepper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Out West: A Magazine of the Old Pacific and the New by Charles Fletcher Lummis, Archaeological Institute of America Southwest Society, Sequoya League (1908)
"Dr. Smith says in his letter "Further, under chilli- pepper the Century says ...
What the Century Dictionary says is "Chilli-pepper * * * in California, ..."
2. Cooking for Two: A Handbook for Young Housekeepers by Hill, Janet McKenzie (1909)
"... canned or dried) y2 a chilli-pepper, chopped ex- 1 teaspoonful of grated onion
ceedingly fine 1 tablespoonful of fine-chopped 3 or 4 tablespoonfuls of ..."
3. Tropical Agriculture: A Treatise on the Culture, Preparation, Commerce and by Peter Lund Simmonds (1889)
"Monteiro says the chilli pepper is the universal condiment of the natives of Angola.
It grows wild everywhere in Western Africa in the greatest luxuriance. ..."
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