Chili vs Peppercorn - What's the difference?
chili | peppercorn |
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.
A dish made with this fruit and other ingredients, such as beans and beef; chili con carne.
(uncountable) Powdered chili peppers, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
The seeds of the plant Piper nigrum . Commonly used as a spice, usually but not always ground or crushed.
A small, insignificant quantity; a nominal consideration used to satisfy the requirements for the creation of a legal contract.
file:Peppercorn.jpg , young peppercorn
file:Peppercorns.jpg, Fruits of peppercorn
file:Dried Peppercorns.jpg, Dried peppercorn
file:Peppercorn-varieties.jpg, varieties of peppercorn
As a proper noun chili
is (lb).As a noun peppercorn is
the seeds of the plant piper nigrum commonly used as a spice, usually but not always ground or crushed.chili
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Alternative forms
* chile (US) * chilli (UK)Noun
(en-noun)- ''The farmers’ market had a wide variety of chilis from anchos to jalapeños to habaneros.
- I fancy having some chili for dinner tonight. What about you?
- I want to make this pasta spicy so I’m going to add some chili to it.
Synonyms
* (pepper) chili pepper * (dish) chili con carneDerived terms
* chili con carne * chili con queso, chili cheese * chili dog * chili sauce * chili pepperpeppercorn
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Noun
(en noun)- peppercorn rent