chili

also n., pl., chil·ies, also chil·es or chil·lies.

1. The pungent fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum, used especially as a flavoring in cooking. Also called chili pepper.
2. Chili con carne.

[Spanish chile, from Nahuatl chilli.]

IN BRIEF: n. - Very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency; Ground beef and peppers or powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans.

Tutor's tip: On "chilly" (cold) days, I eat "chili" (a hot pepper) to warm up.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (Mexican) ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
  Synonym: chili con carne

Meaning #2: very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
  Synonyms: chili pepper, chilli, chilly, chile

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - chili

Français (French)
n. - piment rouge, chili

Deutsch (German)
n. - spanischer Pfeffer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τσίλι, κοκκινοπίπερο

Italiano (Italian)
pimento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pimenta (f) (Bot.)

Русский (Russian)
красный стручковый перец

Español (Spanish)
n. - chile, ají

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - chili

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
辣椒, 辣酱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 辣椒, 辣醬

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 고추

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - チリ, シマトウガラシ

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פלפל אדום‬

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Mardi Gras Chili Peppers	red hot chili peppers
Glass Chili Pepper Beads	chili pepper gifts