chili pepper

1. 1.

   plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red

   Synonymscayennecayenne pepperchilli pepperlong pepperjalapenoCapsicum annuum longum

   Broadercapsicum

   Part ofgenus Capsicum

   Partschili
2. 2.

   very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency

   Synonymschilichillichillychile

   Broaderhot pepper

   Narrowerjalapenocayenne

   Part ofcayenne

Questions about chili pepper

What does chili pepper mean?

chili pepper means "plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for chili pepper?

Close synonyms include cayenne, cayenne pepper, chilli pepper, long pepper, jalapeno. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chili pepper a common word?

chili pepper is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.