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> Blair P. Houghton > wrote:
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> > Chile: a pepper
> > Chilli: alternate for chile
> > Chili: meat and chile spice
> > Chilly: colder than cool
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> So, does anyone know the derivation of the term? I mean,
> I'm curious, did somebody ask, "Are those hot peppers?"
> and just get a smartass answer that stuck, or is there
> some other origin for the name? Is it an Anglicized version
> of some word from another language? My dictionary suggests
> it may come from Nahuatl.
It was probably Incan for, "Gotcha!"
Brian Rodenborn
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