Chili or chilli may refer to:

Food

Chili pepper Chili peppers, also spelled chile or chilli ( ), are varieties of fruit#Berries, berry-fruit plants from the genus ''Capsicum'', which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for their pungency. They are used as a spice to ...

, the spicy fruit of plants in the genus ''Capsicum''; sometimes spelled "chilli" in the UK and "chile" in the southwestern US *

Chili powder Chili powder (also spelled chile, chilli, or, alternatively, powdered chili) is the dried, pulverized fruit of one or more varieties of chili pepper, sometimes with the addition of other spices (in which case it is also sometimes known as chili p ...

, the dried, pulverized fruit of one or more varieties of chili pepper * Chili con carne, often referred to simply as "chili", a stew with a chili sauce base *

Cincinnati chili Cincinnati chili (or Cincinnati-style chili) is a Mediterranean-spiced list of meat-based sauces, meat sauce used as a topping for spaghetti or hot dogs ("coneys"). Both dishes were developed by immigrant restaurateurs in the 1920s. Its name e ...

, a meat sauce popular in Ohio and Northern Kentucky; different from ''chili con carne'' *

Chili sauce Chili sauce and chili paste are condiments prepared with chili peppers. Chili sauce may be hot, sweet or a combination thereof, and may differ from hot sauce in that many sweet or mild varieties exist, which is typically lacking in hot sauce ...

Places

China

Zhili Zhili, alternately romanized as Chihli, was a northern administrative region of China since the 14th century that lasted through the Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty until 1911, when the region was dissolved, converted to a province, and renamed ...

, formerly romanized as Chili, a former Chinese province

Russia

* Chilli (river), Vilyuy basin, Yakutia

United States

* Chili, Indiana, an unincorporated town * Chili, New Mexico, an unincorporated census-designated place *

Chili, New York Chili ( ) is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 29,123 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of the city of Rochester, established in 1822 from part of the town of Riga. North Chili was a stop on the Underground R ...

, a suburb of Rochester * Chili, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Chili, Wisconsin, an unincorporated census-designated place * Chili Gulch (also spelled ''Chile Gulch''), a gulch in Calaveras County, California * Chili Township, Hancock County, Illinois ** Chili, Illinois, an unincorporated community

People

* Dorothy Chili Bouchier (1909–1999), British actress * Chen Chi-li (1943–2007), Taiwanese gangster *

Manuel Chili Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name), a given name and surname * Manuel (''Fawlty Towers''), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Po ...

(1723–1796), Ecuadorian Baroque sculptor * Pierfrancesco Chili (born 1964), Italian motorcycle racer *

Sue Chilly Sue or SUE may refer to: Music * Sue Records, an American record label * ''Sue'' (album), an album by Frazier Chorus * " Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)", a song by David Bowie Places * Sue Islet (Queensland), one of the Torres Straits isl ...

(also spelt Chilli; born 1954), co-founder of

Black Women's Action Roberta "Bobbi" Sykes (16 August 194314 November 2010) was an Australian poet and author. She was a lifelong campaigner for Indigenous land rights, as well as human rights and women's rights. Early life and education Born Roberta Barkley Pat ...

in Australia in 1976 * Charles

Chili Davis Charles Theodore "Chili" Davis (born January 17, 1960) is a Jamaican-American former professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder and designated hitter from to for the San Francisco Giants (1981–1987), California Angels (1988–19 ...

(born 1960), Jamaica-born American baseball player *

Claus Pilgaard Claus Pilgaard (born 30 March 1965), also known as Chili Klaus or Klaus Wunderhits, is a Danish musician and entertainer. He is best known for his ''Chilismagning'' series on the internet and on television. For the series, he invites celebrities a ...

(born 1965), Danish musician and entertainer also known as Chili Klaus *

Rozonda Thomas Rozonda Ocielian Thomas (born February 27, 1971), also known by her stage name Chilli, is an American singer, dancer and actress who is a member of the group TLC, one of the best-selling girl groups of the late 1990s. Early life Thomas was bor ...

(born 1971), American R&B singer-songwriter and actress whose stage name is "Chilli"

Fictional characters

* Chili (''Pokémon''), a character of the ''Pokémon'' universe * Chili Palmer, a character in ''

Get Shorty ''Get Shorty'' is a 1990 novel by American novelist Elmore Leonard. In 1995, the novel was adapted into an eponymous film, and in 2017 it was adapted into a television series of the same name. Plot summary The story is about Ernesto "Chili ...

'' and ''Be Cool'' * Chili Storm, a Marvel Comics character who appeared in ''

Millie the Model ''Millie the Model'' is Marvel Comics' longest-running humor title, first published by the company's 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and continuing through its 1950s forerunner, Atlas Comics, to 1970s Marvel. The comic book series deals with ...

'' stories and was spun off into her own title, ''Chili'' * Chili, a tarantula in the 3D film ''

It's Tough to Be a Bug! ''It's Tough to Be a Bug!'' was a 3D film based on Pixar's 1998 film ''A Bug's Life''. The attraction first opened with Disney's Animal Kingdom on April 22, 1998, seven months before ''A Bug's Life'' debuted in theaters, and was housed within t ...

'', based on the 1998 animated film ''A Bug's Life'' * Chilli Heeler, Bluey's mother in ''Bluey'' (TV series) * Chili Bear, a bear from Hallmark Media's, ''

Hoops & Yoyo Hoops & Yoyo (stylized as hoops&yoyo) was an animated franchise by Hallmark Cards that centered around the titular pair of hyperactive and rambunctious characters: a pink cat and a green bunny. History Hallmark artist Bob Holt was assigned to ...

Other uses

Chili Line The Chili Line, officially known as the Santa Fe Branch, was a narrow-gauge branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW). It ran from Antonito, Colorado, to Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Denver and Rio Grande Railway (D&RG) began ...

, a former branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad * Chili Seminary, the original name of

Roberts Wesleyan College Roberts Wesleyan University is a private Christian university in suburban Rochester, New York, United States. Anchored in the liberal arts, it was the first educational institution established for Free Methodists in North America. Roberts is ac ...

, a Christian liberal arts college in Rochester, New York * Chili's, a restaurant chain specializing in Tex-Mex food