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Not related to the content, but as a port of "spice" -- being from New Mexico, we would usually refer to a spicy pepper as (eg green) "chile," or a chunky dish

Not related to the content, but as a port of "spice" -- being from New Mexico, we would usually refer to a spicy pepper as (eg green) "chile," or a chunky dish with beans and meat as (eg Texas) "chili." Looks like the AP Stylebook agrees, though Webster's makes it seem less clear, so you can probably get away with it either way.

skipkey 2y ago
If it has beans it isn’t Texas chili…
andyferris 2y ago
Further abroad (Australia), Chile is a country and chili is the hot pepper, so I suspect the (English) language here is highly regional. Eg I’ve even lived in North American and never come across that spelling for the pepper.
- anamexis 2y ago
  The "chile" spelling is from Spanish, particularly Mexican and Central American Spanish. The word is derived from Nahuatl (Aztec). That said, I'm in northern US and I would spell the pepper "chili"
  - ithkuil 2y ago
    And the name of the country Chile has no relation to the nahuatl word for pepper but comes from a word in a south American language (likely Aymara)
  - darby_nine 2y ago
    Oddly I associate `chile` with the pepper and `chili` with the stew. Curiously chili pepper seems to be the common spelling around where I live so I have no clue where I picked this up.
- saghm 2y ago
  Yeah, I've lived in the northeast US my whole life and have never seen "Chile" used for anything but the country before; the pepper and the food are both spelled "chili" in my experience. That being said, pronouncing the country's name as a homophone of "chili" is a bit of an anglicism too, since from what I remember of Spanish in high school, the more accurate pronunciation would be something like "chee-lay" rather than "chill-ee". I wouldn't be shocked if both the spelling "chili" and the pronunciation of it had roots in the name of the country and in English usage drifted over time (sort of like the pronunciation of the name of the city "Amarillo" in Texas).
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aidenn0 2y ago
Wikipedia says "Chili peppers, also spelled chile or chilli"
- ralegh 2y ago
  We call them chilli in the Uk
  - twic 2y ago
    True: https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/chilli-pepper/grow-your-own https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/chilli-pepper/grow-your-ow...
hombre_fatal 2y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili_pepper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili_pepper
beepbooptheory 2y ago
Was just arguing with a friend the other day about distinction between a "chili" and what New Mexican's have in "green chile stew." I have had what by at least strong family-resemblance is a chili but had essentially an adovada meat base, but would never call something chili that had potatoes or any visible vegetables. But in NM, even frito pies get the (superior) "green chile stew" topping.
thayne 2y ago
> or a chunky dish with beans and meat as (eg Texas) "chili." My understanding was that the name of the dish was short for "chili con carne" i.e. chili (the pepper) with meat

skipkey 2y ago

If it has beans it isn’t Texas chili…

andyferris 2y ago

Further abroad (Australia), Chile is a country and chili is the hot pepper, so I suspect the (English) language here is highly regional. Eg I’ve even lived in North American and never come across that spelling for the pepper.

anamexis 2y ago
The "chile" spelling is from Spanish, particularly Mexican and Central American Spanish. The word is derived from Nahuatl (Aztec). That said, I'm in northern US and I would spell the pepper "chili"
- ithkuil 2y ago
  And the name of the country Chile has no relation to the nahuatl word for pepper but comes from a word in a south American language (likely Aymara)
- darby_nine 2y ago
  Oddly I associate `chile` with the pepper and `chili` with the stew. Curiously chili pepper seems to be the common spelling around where I live so I have no clue where I picked this up.
saghm 2y ago
Yeah, I've lived in the northeast US my whole life and have never seen "Chile" used for anything but the country before; the pepper and the food are both spelled "chili" in my experience. That being said, pronouncing the country's name as a homophone of "chili" is a bit of an anglicism too, since from what I remember of Spanish in high school, the more accurate pronunciation would be something like "chee-lay" rather than "chill-ee". I wouldn't be shocked if both the spelling "chili" and the pronunciation of it had roots in the name of the country and in English usage drifted over time (sort of like the pronunciation of the name of the city "Amarillo" in Texas).

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aidenn0 2y ago

Wikipedia says "Chili peppers, also spelled chile or chilli"

ralegh 2y ago
We call them chilli in the Uk
- twic 2y ago
  True: https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/chilli-pepper/grow-your-own https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/chilli-pepper/grow-your-ow...

hombre_fatal 2y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili_pepper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili_pepper

beepbooptheory 2y ago

Was just arguing with a friend the other day about distinction between a "chili" and what New Mexican's have in "green chile stew." I have had what by at least strong family-resemblance is a chili but had essentially an adovada meat base, but would never call something chili that had potatoes or any visible vegetables. But in NM, even frito pies get the (superior) "green chile stew" topping.

thayne 2y ago

> or a chunky dish with beans and meat as (eg Texas) "chili." My understanding was that the name of the dish was short for "chili con carne" i.e. chili (the pepper) with meat