Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chili parlor

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: chili -par-lor
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A diner or restaurant featuring dishes like chili con carne, either as a house specialty or a selection of various different recipes.

American usage

noun

A restaurant that specializes in Cincinnati chili and related dishes such as cheese coneys.

Example Sentences

"This is a cafeteria, not a chili parlor. … The classic chili parlor: grungy, but not hard-core dirty. … The decor is more that of a sandwich shop than a chili parlor. … This restaurant suffers from an identity crisis — it is half urban chili parlor, half suburban chili parlor. Half new booths, half old tables and chairs. … A bustling, luncheonette-type chili parlor."
"The earliest chili parlor to pop up in downtown Cincinnati after Empress was owned by Macedonian immigrant Paul Taleff. … The Taleff family would be in the chili parlor restaurant business for more than thirty years."

Etymology

From chili + parlor.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

chili parlors (plural)

Phrases

ice cream parlor

Frequently Paired Words

ice cream parlor

Questions

What does chili parlor mean?: A diner or restaurant featuring dishes like chili con carne, either as a house specialty or a selection of various different recipes.
Where does chili parlor come from?: From chili + parlor.

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