Article in the Smithsonian magazine online. It's a good read, even if
the author does spell it "chili." http://tinyurl.com/cfkabm
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modom

modom wrote on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:45:54 -0500:

> Article in the Smithsonian magazine online. It's a good read,
> even if the author does spell it "chili." http://tinyurl.com/cfkabm
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Interesting! But even the Oxford Dictionary uses four spellings:

.."Forms: chille, chile, chilly, chili, chilli, pl. chillies.
1. a. The dried pod of species of Capsicum or Red Pepper, esp. C.
annuum fastigiatum and frutescens.

b. The shrub which bears chillies.

2. Comb., as chilli (usu. chile or chili) con carne (orig. U.S.), a
stew of Mexican origin containing minced beef flavoured with chillies "

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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