Chili or chilli may refer to:

Food

Chili pepper Chili peppers (also chile, chile pepper, chilli pepper, or chilli), from Nahuatl '' chīlli'' (), are varieties of the berry-fruit of plants from the genus ''Capsicum'', which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for ...

, the spicy fruit of plants in the genus ''Capsicum''; sometimes spelled "chilli" in the UK and "chile" in the southwestern US *

Chili powder Chili powder (also spelled chile, chilli, or, alternatively, powdered chili) is the dried, pulverized fruit of one or more varieties of chili pepper, sometimes with the addition of other spices (in which case it is also sometimes known as chili p ...

, the dried, pulverized fruit of one or more varieties of chili pepper *

Chili con carne Chili con carne (also spelled chilli con carne or chile con carne and shortened to chili or chilli; ), meaning " chili with meat", is a spicy stew containing chili peppers (sometimes in the form of chili powder), meat (usually beef), tomatoes an ...

, often referred to simply as "chili", a stew with a chili sauce base *

Cincinnati chili Cincinnati chili (or Cincinnati-style chili) is a Mediterranean-spiced meat sauce used as a topping for spaghetti or hot dogs ("coneys"); both dishes were developed by immigrant restaurateurs in the 1920s. In 2013, ''Smithsonian'' named one l ...

, a meat sauce popular in Ohio and Northern Kentucky; different from ''Chili con carne'' * Chili sauce

Places

China

Zhili Zhili, alternately romanized as Chihli, was a northern administrative region of China since the 14th-century that lasted through the Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty until 1911, when the region was dissolved, converted to a province, and renamed ...

, formerly romanized as Chili, a former Chinese province

United States

Chili, Indiana Chili (''Cheye-leye'') is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community and census-designated place in Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana, Richland Township, Miami County, Indiana, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History Chili ...

, an unincorporated town * Chili, New Mexico, an unincorporated census-designated place * Chili, New York, a suburb of Rochester *

Chili, Ohio Chili is an unincorporated community in Crawford Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. History Chili originally grew up around a blacksmith shop which was established there. The community was platted in 1834. A post office opened under ...

, an unincorporated community * Chili, Wisconsin, an unincorporated census-designated place * Chili Gulch (also spelled ''Chile Gulch''), a gulch in Calaveras County, California * Chili Township, Hancock County, Illinois ** Chili, Illinois, an unincorporated community

People

* Dorothy

Chili Bouchier Chili Bouchier (born Dorothy Irene Boucher; 12 September 1909 – 9 September 1999) was an English film actress who achieved success during the silent film era, and went on to many screen appearances with the advent of sound films, before progre ...

(1909–1999), British actress *

Chen Chi-li Chen Chi-li (11 May 1943 – 4 October 2007), nicknamed King Duck or Dry Duck, was a gangster from Taiwan, best known for heading the United Bamboo Gang. His murder of dissident journalist Henry Liu in Daly City, California, United States, in 198 ...

(1943–2007), Taiwanese gangster * Manuel Chili (1723-1796), Ecuadorian Baroque sculptor * Pierfrancesco Chili (born 1964), Italian motorcycle racer * Sue Chilly (also spelt Chilli; born 1954), co-founder of Black Women's Action in Australia in 1976 * Charles

Chili Davis Charles Theodore "Chili" Davis (born January 17, 1960) is a Jamaican-American former professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder and designated hitter from to for the San Francisco Giants (1981–1987), California Angels (1988–199 ...

(born 1960), Jamaica-born American baseball player * Claus Pilgaard (born 1965), Danish musician and entertainer also known as Chili Klaus * Rozonda Thomas (born 1971), American R&B singer-songwriter and actress whose stage name is "Chilli"

Fictional characters

* Chili (''Pokémon''), a character of the ''Pokémon'' universe * Chili Palmer, a character in '' Get Shorty'' and ''Be Cool'' * Chili Storm, a Marvel Comics character who appeared in '' Millie the Model'' stories and was spun off into her own title, ''Chili'' * Chili, a tarantula in the 3D film '' It's Tough to Be a Bug!'', based on the 1998 animated film ''A Bug's Life''

Other uses

* Chili Line, a former branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad * Chili Seminary, the original name of Roberts Wesleyan College, a Christian liberal arts college in Rochester, New York *

Chili's Chili's Grill & Bar is an American casual dining restaurant chain. The company was founded by Larry Lavine in Texas in 1975 and is currently owned and operated by Brinker International. History Chili's first location, a converted postal statio ...

, a restaurant chain specializing in Tex-Mex food