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- noun The fruit of the plants from the genus
Capsicum in thenightshade family,Solanaceae , commonly used as for its spicy or hot flavor in cooking.
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- noun plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
Etymologies
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According to Wikipedia: from Nahuatl via the Spanish word chile.
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