Onion vs Chili - What's the difference?
onion | chili |
A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa ), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
The bulb of such a plant.
* 1962' (quoting '''1381 text), (Hans Kurath) & Sherman M. Kuhn, eds., ''(Middle English Dictionary) , Ann Arbor, Mich.: (University of Michigan Press), , page 1242:
(uncountable) The genus as a whole.
A ball.
(colloquial, chiefly, archaic) A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.
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.
As a noun onion
is a monocotyledonous plant (allium cepa ), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.As a proper noun chili is
(lb).onion
English
(wikipedia onion)Noun
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Derived terms
See also
* chive * scallion * shallotReferences
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.