Chile pepper

The chile pepper, chili pepper, or chilli pepper is the fruit of the plant Capsicum from the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The name comes from Nahuatl via the Spanish word chile.

Related Topics:
Capsicum - Solanaceae - Nahuatl - Spanish

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Chile peppers and their various cultivars originate in the Americas; they are now grown around the world because they are widely used as spices or vegetables in cuisine, and even as medicine.

Related Topics:
Cultivar - Americas - Spice - Vegetable - Cuisine - Medicine

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