chilli powder

chilli powder
chilli powder noun
A blend of spices, containing ground dried red chillis
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Main Entry:chilli

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chilli powder UK US noun [uncountable]
a red powder made from chillies , used for adding a hot flavour to food. Chilli powder is a type of spice .
Thesaurus: herbs, spices and condimentshyponym types of food or drinkhypernym

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  • chilli powder — noun (U) chilli (3) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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