2006-12-15 09:42:36 · 10 answers · asked by lucifer 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Welcome to the English language. Home of many, many confusing homonyms. Homonyms are works that sound a like; but do not mean the same thing. They are often used in jokes or puns simply because they do offer a moment of confusion to the listener.
Chili, the food is hot, very spicy and can burn your tongue.
Chilly, the weather is cold and makes you shiver.
Chile, the country makes good red wine.
All three of these words are pronounced similarly in English.
2006-12-15 09:51:06 · answer #1 · answered by krinkn 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chili (the food) is named after chile's (the pepper = hot)
chilly meaning cold comes from the word chill
2006-12-15 09:51:28 · answer #2 · answered by purplepartygirrl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
do you mean why are chiljis, the pepper, hot? They are spicy because they are peppers. This is a Spanish word and has nothing to do with the origin of the English word chilly (as in weather).
Chilly, as in cold, comes from the word "chill": noun/verb, to cool down, or a sudden drop in temperature.
a humorous coincidence, but not directly related.
2006-12-15 09:47:40 · answer #3 · answered by teresathegreat 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
chilli=the hot peppers
chilly=cold temperature
2 different words with 2 different spellings
2006-12-16 07:19:13 · answer #4 · answered by gypsy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is Linguistics. In English a "sit back" skill, cool yet not truly chilly. chilly is a state of being, "he replaced into chilly". Chilli is Spanish, that is a style of vegetable, a quite spiced pepper. the nice and comfy temperature is a quite spiced warmth not a temperature.
2016-11-30 20:02:41 · answer #5 · answered by papen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why ARE chilIES hot?
because CHILLI is a type of pepper, like a habenero or a jalepeno. They are hot to the tongue whith their spicy flavor that is actually an acid. Acids burn.
2006-12-15 09:49:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since when did "chilly" become to mean "hot"?
2006-12-15 09:48:21 · answer #7 · answered by Belie 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Good Point! But I still don't know.....I really like chilli.....
2006-12-15 09:50:16 · answer #8 · answered by samanthabohon 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because they are the same word with different meanings; that happens a lot in English.
2006-12-15 10:47:22 · answer #9 · answered by Need answers! 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chili. Only one "l".
2006-12-15 09:51:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋