Chili vs Salsa - What's the difference?
chili | salsa |
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.
(countable) A spicy tomato sauce, often including onions and hot peppers.
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(uncountable, music) A style of music originally from Cuba heavily influenced by Spanish rhythms and jazz.
(countable, dance) Any of several dances performed to salsa music.
As a proper noun chili
is (lb).As a noun salsa is
(countable) a spicy tomato sauce, often including onions and hot peppers.As a verb salsa is
to dance the salsa.chili
English
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.