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Chili vs Chilified - What's the difference?

chili | chilified |

As a proper noun chili

is (lb).

As an adjective chilified is

(slang) spiced with chili.

chili

English

Alternative forms

* chile (US) * chilli (UK)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The pungent/spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used especially to add heat, or as a flavouring in cooking; associated with Mexican, Indian and Tex-Mex cuisine.
    • ''The farmers’ market had a wide variety of chilis from anchos to jalapeños to habaneros.
  • A dish made with this fruit and other ingredients, such as beans and beef; chili con carne.
    • I fancy having some chili for dinner tonight. What about you?
  • (uncountable) Powdered chili peppers, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
    • I want to make this pasta spicy so I’m going to add some chili to it.

    Synonyms

    * (pepper) chili pepper * (dish) chili con carne

    Derived terms

    * chili con carne * chili con queso, chili cheese * chili dog * chili sauce * chili pepper

    chilified

    English

    Alternative forms

    * chillified

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang) Spiced with chili.
  • * 1993 , Raymond Sokolov, Why We Eat What We Eat
    • tortillas are kept warm and moist in an electric warmer, and the customer selects the filling for his taco from a bracingly chilified selection that includes blood sausage, brains, the roasted bits of pork called camitas'', and the stew of mixed meats called ''birria .