Why is Chili Hot? When Chilly is cold, and isn't Chile is a place?

Weird how words are spelled diffrent but sound the same.

Anonymous2009-02-07T08:45:23Z

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bryan_q2009-02-07T11:16:52Z

Chili / Chilli are the same: the name of a spice
Chilly = very cold
Chile [Not really pronounced "chilly" in Spanish, only by some English speakers: The country's name is actually "chi-leh" in Spanish]

How about a tongue twister:
I had tasted some chili in a chilly city in the country known as Chile.

Khushi2009-02-07T08:49:44Z

Ha ha - I liked your question. I think there's probably a connection between Chili, the hot spice, and Chile, the country, since I believe that chillies come from Latin America originally - before it was Latin, though. :) I doubt if Chilly, cold, has any connection with either and may well be an Anglo-Saxon word.

plif2009-02-07T12:30:09Z

So, chill - you're getting the whole enchilada that way: you won't get chilly if you eat chili in Chile.

Weird? That's on purpose, so you can PLAY with them. If you want to start, go to the Education Section -Words and Wordplay and try some fun stuff. They ask too many boring questions over there.

mora2009-02-07T08:50:31Z

Actually both words don't sound similar at all.... Chile is pronounced with "eh" at the end, not an "e"

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