The word "chili", when used alone, can refer to:

• the common name for a spicy stew-like dish, see chili con carne
• a spice mix containing cumin, dried ground peppers and other spices, traditionally used to flavor this dish, or to impart its unique flavor to other Southwestern cusine, see chili powder
• an alternate spelling for the chile pepper, the fruit and plant of any one of several species of the genus Capsicum, see chile pepper