Definition of "chile" []

• Variant of chili. (noun)

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• "It would probably be more in order to wonder why the Spanish word chile appears so often as chili."
• "A medium with chile is my choice, plus a soft drink or agua de jamaica."
• "There was a pork in chile sauce on the menu that I was leaning toward so I asked the waiter if it was chile verde but he said, "no"."