Noun
der Chili
Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪli/
chili (fruit)
C1
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plural Chilis
Meanings
Noun
- chili (fruit)
- chili (powder)
- chili (meal)
Example sentence
Wir haben ein köstliches mit Chili gewürztes Gericht gegessen.
We had a wonderful dish that was seasoned with chili peppers.
Word forms
singular
der Chili
plural
die Chilis
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Chili
Accusativeden Chili
Dativedem Chili
Genitivedes Chilis
Plural
Nominativedie Chilis
Accusativedie Chilis
Dativeden Chilis
Genitiveder Chilis
Usage
- einen Chili schneiden — Cut a chilli pepper; the noun is masculine here.
- Chili / Chilis — The plural adds -s; English also uses the spelling chilli.
Ein roter Chili liegt neben dem Knoblauch auf dem Brett.
A red chilli pepper is lying beside the garlic on the board.