chili powder

noun

: a spice mixture made with ground chiles

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Try Coffee With Ginger or Chili To give your coffee a spicy kick and extra perks, sprinkle a pinch of ground ginger or chili powder onto your coffee grounds before brewing. Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2025 Keep it simple or dress it up with a hit of spice or citrus (think cinnamon, chili powder, or orange peel), a sprinkle of chocolate chips, or a swipe of frosting. Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025 Add the tomato paste, chiles in adobo, chili powder, cumin, oregano and paprika and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute. Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025 Instead of a hearty stew of beans, meat, and spices like cumin and chili powder, Skyline or Cincinnati chili is a thinner, slightly sweet meat sauce with strong notes of cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chili powder

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chili powder was in 1908

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“Chili powder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chili%20powder. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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chili powder

noun
: a seasoning made of ground hot peppers and other spices
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