Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chili con carne

/ˈtʃɪli kɑn ˈkɑɹni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: chili -con -carne
IPA: /ˈtʃɪli kɑn ˈkɑɹni/

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dish of meat and beans in a tomato sauce flavoured with chili peppers.

Uncountable

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish chile con carne (literally “chili with meat”), influenced by chili.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

chile con carne (alternative) chilli con carne (alternative)

Phrases

chili con queso chili non carne chili sin carne

Frequently Paired Words

chili con queso chili non carne chili sin carne

Synonyms

chili

Questions

How do you pronounce chili con carne?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʃɪli kɑn ˈkɑɹni/.
What does chili con carne mean?: A dish of meat and beans in a tomato sauce flavoured with chili peppers.
Where does chili con carne come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Spanish chile con carne (literally “chili with meat”), influenced by chili.

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