CHILE
- a hot pepper, also CHILI, CHILLI [n -S]
- chili (a hot pepper) [n CHILES]
- country S S. America between the Andes & the Pacific; a republic ? Santiago area 292,257 square miles (756,946 square kilometers), pop 15,116,435
- Mexican-style dish made with chilies or chili powder, ground or diced beef, chopped onion and pepper, and usually kidney beans and tomatoes