chili pepper - the fruit & plant of any one of many metal money of the genus Capsicum chili con carne - the most common title for the spicy stew-such as dish chili powder - a spice mix containing cumin, dried ground peppers and more spices, traditionally utilized to flavor even this dish, or to impart its unique flavor to more Southwestern cusine Chili Palmer - the character inside Elmore Leonard's books Get Shorty and Be Cool; played by John Travolta in a movies according to the books. A funk rock group a Red Hot Chili Peppers are often shortened to 'a Chilies'. A Town of Chili in Monroe County, New York - a suburban area of Rochester, New York